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Chimney Swiftby brian on October 3, 2007
Chimney Swiftby ptolemy on July 17, 2007
Chimney Swiftby cedarwaxwing on July 15, 2007
Chimney Swiftby newbirder on July 14, 2007
Chimney Swiftby ptolemy on October 2, 2006
Chimney Swift
The Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) is a small swift.
In flight, this bird looks like a flying cigar with long slender curved wings. The plumage is a sooty grey-brown; the throat, breast, underwings and rump are paler. They have short tails.
They are long distance migrants and winter in eastern Peru; other nesting locations in South America may exist. They migrate in flocks. This species has occurred as a very rare vagrant to western Europe. the gregarious nature of this species is reflected in that two individuals of this species turned up together on the Isles of Scilly.
These birds live on the wing, foraging in flight. They eat flying insects.
Their population may have increased with the availability of large chimneys as nesting locations. With suitable man-made habitat becoming less common, their numbers may be declining in some areas.
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