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Swifts9 Bird Species
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Antillean Palm-SwiftThis mostly dark Caribbean swift is white below and extensively white on the rump. Upperparts are very dark dusky-brown. White rump divided by a narrow dark stripe that connects between the dark back and all-dark tail. White belly and throat. Sides of neck and flanks washed with dusky-brown, undertai more... Length: 11 cm Wingspan: 29 cm |
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Black SwiftThis is the largest regularly occurring swift in North America. Blackish overall. At close range, shows a whitish cast on the face. The wings are long and broad and usually appear somewhat curved in flight. The tail is fairly long and wide, clearly notched on adult males, more squared on females and more... Length: 18 cm Wingspan: 38 cm |
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Chimney SwiftCommon summer resident of Eastern North America. Adult is swallow-like, with cigar-shaped body, thinner wings, and quicker wingbeats than swallows; plumage is sooty-brown overall without black or white markings. Slightly larger than the nearly identical Vaux's Swift of Western U.S.; virtually indisti more... Length: 13 cm Wingspan: 36 cm |
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Common SwiftLarge dark long-winged Eurasian swift with a long deeply-forked tail and contrasting pale throat. Adult: Very dark body and wings; black with a brownish cast. Scaly appearance owing to slightly browner fringes of feathers. Contrasting whitish throat. Flight feathers slightly paler than wing linings a more... Length: 16 cm Wingspan: 38 cm |
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Fork-tailed SwiftLarge dark swift with slim body and long, thin, pointed wings. Long, thin deeply forked tail. Small dark bill and dark eye. Tiny dark feet. Adult: Dark blackish-brown plumage with inconspicuous paler throat and bold white band on rump. Feathers on underparts and underwing coverts have pale fringes cr more... Length: 18 cm Wingspan: 45 cm |
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Vaux's SwiftVaux's (rhymes with foxes) Swift is the smallest regularly occurring swift in North America. The tail is very short, and the wings appear shorter than those of the similar Chimney Swift. The bird is dark gray-brown overall, paler on the throat, breast and rump. more... Length: 11 cm Wingspan: 29 cm |
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White-collared SwiftA very large, black swift with a distinctive broad white collar. Slightly forked tail. Juveniles are sooty-black overall with white scaling on underparts and a less distinctive white collar. Much larger than the similar Black Swift, which lacks a collar. more... Length: 22 cm Wingspan: 51 cm |
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White-throated NeedletailA large swift with a stubby tail. Light brownish back and rump with glossy greenish-black wings, crown, and rump. Blackish breast and belly with white undertail coverts extending onto flanks, forming a U-shape. White throat and forehead spot. Juvenile similar to adult but has dark scalloping on U-sha more... Length: 20 cm Wingspan: 51 cm |
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White-throated SwiftThis is the only regularly occurring swift in North America with a bold black and white pattern. The tail is fairly long and appears slightly notched when spread. The wings are broad at the base. Shows black to brownish-black overall, with white on the throat, breast, and central belly. White tips on more... Length: 15 cm Wingspan: 33 cm |
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Antillean Palm-Swift
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Black Swift
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Chimney Swift
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Common Swift
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Fork-tailed Swift
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Vaux's Swift
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White-collared Swift
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White-throated Needletail
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White-throated Swift
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Non-vegetated Areas |
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Black SwiftCypseloides niger |
Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Coastal Cliffs, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands |
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Fork-tailed SwiftApus pacificus |
Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Boreal Forest |
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White-throated NeedletailHirundapus caudacutus |
Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Boreal Forest |
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White-throated SwiftAeronautes saxatalis |
Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Coastal Cliffs, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains |
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Salt Water |
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Antillean Palm-SwiftTachornis phoenicobia |
Beaches |
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Black SwiftCypseloides niger |
Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Coastal Cliffs, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands |
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White-throated SwiftAeronautes saxatalis |
Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Coastal Cliffs, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains |
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Human-altered Areas |
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Chimney SwiftChaetura pelagica |
Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands, Eastern Deciduous Forest |
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Common SwiftApus apus |
Urban Landscapes, Boreal Forest |
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Vaux's SwiftChaetura vauxi |
Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands |
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Fresh Water |
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Chimney SwiftChaetura pelagica |
Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands, Eastern Deciduous Forest |
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Grassland and Scrubland |
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Chimney SwiftChaetura pelagica |
Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands, Eastern Deciduous Forest |
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White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris |
Open Country and Grasslands, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Dry Western Woodlands |
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White-throated SwiftAeronautes saxatalis |
Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Coastal Cliffs, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains |
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Forest and Woodlands |
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Black SwiftCypseloides niger |
Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Coastal Cliffs, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands |
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Chimney SwiftChaetura pelagica |
Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Open Country and Grasslands, Eastern Deciduous Forest |
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Common SwiftApus apus |
Urban Landscapes, Boreal Forest |
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Fork-tailed SwiftApus pacificus |
Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Boreal Forest |
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Vaux's SwiftChaetura vauxi |
Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands |
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White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris |
Open Country and Grasslands, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Dry Western Woodlands |
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White-throated NeedletailHirundapus caudacutus |
Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Boreal Forest |