Lesser Antillean Swift
Chaetura martinica
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Sobre
Andorinhão-das-Antilhas-Menores (Chaetura martinica), 11–12 cm. Plumagem escura com uropígio levemente mais pálido, partes inferiores cinzento-escuras. Endêmico das Antilhas Menores, onde habita florestas e áreas abertas. Captura insetos em voo. Frequentemente observado sobrevoando cidades e florestas.
Physical Description
| Measurement | Value | Imperial |
|---|---|---|
| Envergadura | 21,6 cm | 8.5 in |
| Peso | 12,6 g | 0.44 oz |
Identificação
Plumagem
Small; dark sooty-brown overall; pale grey-brown rump slightly paler than back; underparts grey-brown; short spiny tail; Lesser Antilles endemic; very similar to Chapman's Swift but smaller and island-restricted with subtly paler rump.
Habitat & Range
Distribuição geográfica
Found in the Lesser Antilles from Guadeloupe and Dominica south to St. Vincent and Grenada. Resident in forest and open areas.
Diet & Feeding
Aerial insectivore taking small flying insects and spiders; may forage at great heights following thermal columns.
Estado de conservação
Comportamento e reprodução
Nidificação
Nest type: HC.
Tamanho da postura
3
Som
Canto
Sharp, high-pitched squeaking in rapid succession; excited twittering with melodic inflection rising near breeding colony.
Taxonomia
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Ordem | Caprimulgiformes (Nightjars & Swifts) |
| Família | Apodidae (Swifts) |
| Genus | Chaetura |
| Espécies | Chaetura martinica |
Distribution
Lesser Antillean Swift has been recorded in 1 countries.
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