Chimney Swift
(Chaetura pelagica)
Conservation • Description • Habitat • Ecology • Distribution • Taxonomy
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| IUCN Red List | NT - Near Threatened |
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| NatureServe | N5B - Secure Breeding SNRB - Unranked Breeding |
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| Minnesota | not listed Species in Greatest Conservation Need |
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Description |
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The body is dark grayish-brown. The throat and chin are pale. Thay may appear black in silhouette against the sky, where they are most often seen. The tail is square at the tip. The wings are long and thin. |
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Size |
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5″ to 5½″ in length 12″ to 13″wingspan |
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Habitat |
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Mostly urban settings |
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Ecology |
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Migration |
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Mid-April to mid-October |
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Distribution |
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Abundant migrant and breeder |
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The Minnesota Ornithologists’ Union All Seasons Species Occurrence Map |
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Taxonomy |
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| Class | Aves (birds) | ||
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Apodiformes (swifts and hummingbirds) | ||
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Apodidae (swifts) | ||
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Apodinae | ||
Genus |
Chaetura (stiff-tailed swifts) | ||
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Slideshows |
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| Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) Steve Arena |
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| Chimney Swift Bob Anderson |
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| Chimney Swift JMC Nature Photos |
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Other Videos |
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| Chimney Swift (Apodidae: Chaetura pelagica) Over Water Carl Barrentine |
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About
Uploaded on Aug 1, 2010 I was quite surprised to observe seven migrating chimney swifts flying low over (and even striking) the surface of this oxbow slough, off the Red River. I've observed swallows (i.e., Tree, Cliff, and Barn Swallows) feeding or drinking this way, but have never observed swifts exhibiting this behavior. Photographed at East Grand Forks, Minnesota (31 July 2010). |
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| A Flock of Birds (Chimney Swifts) Roosts in a Chimney at Dusk Dose of Dissonance |
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Published on Aug 24, 2016 The beautiful sights and sounds of a flock of chimney swifts (Chaetura pelagica) roosting in a chimney at dusk. Enhance your mind & overcome your cognitive biases @ http://www.doseofdissonance.com/ Some information on chimney swifts and their behavior (source): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimney_swift This film was shot on the UNC Wilmington (UNCW) campus. |
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| Quadcopter view of roosting Chimney Swifts George Farnsworth |
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Published on Oct 7, 2014 Chimney Swifts flying into chimney of the Field House on campus of Xavier University on October 6th, 2014. Large numbers of swifts use this chimney as a communal roost during their fall migration. Special thanks to Jim Bergen for flying a quadcopter over the chimney for these shots. |
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| First Flight Chimney Swift Release-Wild Bird Rehabilitation- Overland, Mo. Bryan Prather |
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Uploaded on Aug 6, 2010 10 Chimney Swifts being released after being cared for since they were nestlings! Tower Grove Park, St. Louis City Missouri. www.wildbirdrehab.org This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... or send a letter to Creative Commons, 171 Second Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, California, 94105, USA. |
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| Chimney Swifts @ Wild Bird Rehab- Overland, Mo. Bryan Prather |
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Uploaded on Aug 4, 2010 Chimney Swifts given a second chance @ Wild Bird Rehabilitation. www.wildbirdrehab.org |
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