Ashy-tailed Swift
Chaetura andrei
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Andorinhão-de-Andrei (Chaetura andrei), 12–13 cm. Pequeno andorinhão com plumagem marrom-enegrecida acima e cinzento-escuro abaixo, garganta e parte superior do peito mais claras, uropígio ligeiramente mais pálido. Habita florestas e áreas abertas tropicais da América do Sul. Captura insetos em voo.
Physical Description
| Measurement | Value | Imperial |
|---|---|---|
| Envergadura | 22,3 cm | 8.8 in |
| Peso | 17,1 g | 0.60 oz |
Identificação
Plumagem
Small; dark sooty-brown overall; distinctly pale ashy-grey rump and tail contrasting with dark body; underparts dark grey-brown; ashy rump and tail the defining feature separating it from other South American Chaetura swifts.
Habitat & Range
Distribuição geográfica
Found in eastern Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and northern Argentina. Partially migratory; moves north in austral winter. Lowland forest.
Diet & Feeding
Aerial insectivore foraging continuously in flight, taking tiny flies, beetles, and ballooning spiders.
Estado de conservação
Som
Canto
Dry rattling chatter with sharp staccato onset; brief bursts of clicking notes followed by descending hissing sound.
Taxonomia
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Ordem | Caprimulgiformes (Nightjars & Swifts) |
| Família | Apodidae (Swifts) |
| Genus | Chaetura |
| Espécies | Chaetura andrei |
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