Southern Swift
Chaetura meridionalis
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<birdfyi-bird slug="chaetura-meridionalis"></birdfyi-bird>The Southern Swift (Chaetura meridionalis) is a bird species in the family Apodidae (swifts), within the order Caprimulgiformes (nightjars & swifts). Recorded measurements include a wingspan of 26.3 cm and a weight of 19.8 g. The IUCN Red List classifies it as Least Concern.
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Sobre
Andorinhão-do-temporal (Chaetura meridionalis), 13–14 cm. Um dos maiores andorinhões do gênero, com plumagem escura acima, uropígio contrastante mais pálido, partes inferiores acinzentadas. Migratório, habita campos abertos e bordas de floresta na América do Sul. Captura insetos em voo.
Physical Description
| Measurement | Value | Imperial |
|---|---|---|
| Envergadura | 26,3 cm | 10.4 in |
| Peso | 19,8 g | 0.70 oz |
Identificação
Plumagem
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
Distribuição geográfica
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.
Estado de conservação
Comportamento e reprodução
Nidificação
Nest type: CV,HC. Fledging: 35 days.
Tamanho da postura
3-5
Som
Canto
Faint, thin squealing trill; rapid metallic chips cascading high-pitched over coastal forest, almost ventriloquial in quality.
Taxonomia
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Ordem | Caprimulgiformes (Nightjars & Swifts) |
| Família | Apodidae (Swifts) |
| Genus | Chaetura |
| Espécies | Chaetura meridionalis |
Distribution
Southern Swift has been recorded in 3 countries.
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Similar Birds
Other species in the Apodidae family