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Southern Swift

Chaetura meridionalis

Least Concern

翼開長

26.3 cm

体重

19.8 g

科

Apodidae

目

Caprimulgiformes

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について

ブラジルからアルゼンチンの南アメリカ南東部に生息する小型アマツバメ（11〜12 cm）。暗い灰褐色の羽衣。棘状の尾。空中昆虫食性。南部で繁殖し北部へ移動する長距離渡り鳥。

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
翼開長	26.3 cm	10.4 in
体重	19.8 g	0.70 oz

識別

羽毛

Small; dark sooty-brown overall; pale grey rump band moderately contrasting with dark back; underparts dark grey-brown; short spiny tail; southern South American migratory species; closely resembles Ashy-tailed Swift but rump less pale.

Habitat & Range

🌲 Forest

分布域

Found in southern South America from Brazil to Argentina. Migratory, moving north to Amazonia during the austral winter. Open areas and forest.

Diet & Feeding

Completely aerial diet of small flying insects and spiders; never forages on the ground or in vegetation.

保全状況

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

行動と繁殖

営巣

Nest type: CV,HC. Fledging: 35 days.

一腹卵数

3-5

鳴き声

さえずり

Faint, thin squealing trill; rapid metallic chips cascading high-pitched over coastal forest, almost ventriloquial in quality.

分類学

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
目	Caprimulgiformes (Nightjars & Swifts)
科	Apodidae (Swifts)
Genus	Chaetura
種	Chaetura meridionalis

Distribution

Southern Swift has been recorded in 3 countries.

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生息あり Not recorded