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Sooty Swift

Cypseloides fumigatus

Least Concern

날개 폭

29.0 cm

체중

41.666666666666664 g

과

Apodidae

목

Caprimulgiformes

소개

15–17 cm의 중형 칼새로 브라질 동남부·파라과이·아르헨티나의 아열대·산지림에 서식. 그을린 갈색 깃털. 삼림 협곡과 폭포 위를 날며 먹이를 구하는 공중 곤충식성. 폭포 뒤 젖은 암벽에 둥지를 튼다.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
날개 폭	29.0 cm	11.4 in
체중	41.666666666666664 g	1.47 oz

식별

깃털

Uniformly dark sooty-brown plumage throughout; no contrasting pale markings anywhere; slightly paler brownish-grey on throat; large and uniform; South American species whose entirely dark coloration recalls blackish swiftlets but much larger.

Habitat & Range

🌲 Forest 🌿 Wetland

분포 지역

Found in the Guiana Shield and Amazon Basin in Brazil, Venezuela, and the Guianas. Nomadic; associated with rocky outcrops and waterfalls.

Diet & Feeding

Catches aerial plankton — tiny midges, gnats, and ballooning spiders — continuously during soaring flight.

보전 상태

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

행동 및 번식

산란 수

소리

노래

Soft twittering 'tsit-tsit'; thin, buzzy notes in flight; calls over Neotropical waterfalls and gorges; quiet, raspy trill; rarely as vocal as larger swift species

분류학

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
목	Caprimulgiformes (Nightjars & Swifts)
과	Apodidae (Swifts)
Genus	Cypseloides
종	Cypseloides fumigatus

Distribution

Sooty Swift has been recorded in 1 countries.

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출현 Not recorded

countries highlighted

🇳🇴 Norway

External Databases

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What does the Sooty Swift eat?

Catches aerial plankton — tiny midges, gnats, and ballooning spiders — continuously during soaring flight.

Where does the Sooty Swift live?

Found in the Guiana Shield and Amazon Basin in Brazil, Venezuela, and the Guianas. Nomadic; associated with rocky outcrops and waterfalls.

Is the Sooty Swift endangered?

The Sooty Swift has a conservation status of Least Concern.

What does the Sooty Swift sound like?

Soft twittering 'tsit-tsit'; thin, buzzy notes in flight; calls over Neotropical waterfalls and gorges; quiet, raspy trill; rarely as vocal as larger swift species

How big is the Sooty Swift?

The Sooty Swift has a wingspan of 29.0 cm, weight of 41.666666666666664 g.

What order and family does the Sooty Swift belong to?

The Sooty Swift (Cypseloides fumigatus) belongs to the order Caprimulgiformes and the family Apodidae.