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Pale-rumped Swift

Chaetura egregia

Least Concern

Envergadura

23,4 cm

Peso

23,68 g

Família

Apodidae

Ordem

Caprimulgiformes

Sobre

Andorinhão-pálido (Chaetura egregia), 12–13 cm. Partes superiores escuras com uropígio muito pálido e contrastante, partes inferiores acinzentadas. Habita florestas tropicais de baixada e margens de rios na Amazônia. Captura insetos em voo, frequentemente sobre rios e clareiras.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
Envergadura	23,4 cm	9.2 in
Peso	23,68 g	0.84 oz

Identificação

Plumagem

Small; dark sooty-brown upperparts; distinctively very pale whitish rump strongly contrasting with dark back; underparts dark grey-brown; short spiny tail; Amazonian species with one of the most striking white rumps among Chaetura swifts.

Habitat & Range

🌲 Forest

Distribuição geográfica

Found in the western Amazon basin from eastern Peru and Bolivia east to central Brazil. Resident in lowland tropical forest near rivers.

Diet & Feeding

Obligate aerial insectivore; gathers small flying insects, winged ants, and airborne spiders during flight.

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

Som

Canto

Breathy, rippling chatter with airy quality; light twittering notes loosely strung together in relaxed arrhythmic sequences.

Taxonomia

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Ordem	Caprimulgiformes (Nightjars & Swifts)
Família	Apodidae (Swifts)
Genus	Chaetura
Espécies	Chaetura egregia

Distribution

Pale-rumped Swift has been recorded in 3 countries.

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Presente Not recorded