Chimney Swift

Chimney Swift
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Conservation status
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Scientific classification <img src="https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/allbirdsoftheworld/images/7/74/Red_Pencil_Icon.png/revision/latest?cb=20120425061222" alt="Red Pencil Icon" class="" data-image-key="Red_Pencil_Icon.png" data-image-name="Red Pencil Icon.png" width="16" height="16" >
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Superorder:	Strisores
Order:	Apodiformes
Family:	Apodidae
Subfamily:	Apodinae
Tribe:	Chaeturini
Genus:	Chaetura
Species:	C. pelagica
Binomial name
	Chaetura pelagica; (Linnaeus, 1758)
	map of the Americas showing yellow over much of eastern North America and dark blue in northwestern South America
	Range of chimney swift Breeding range Wintering range
Synonyms
	Hirundo pelagica protonym ; Chaetura pelasgia Stephens, 1825

Other names

Description

Similar species

Behaviour

Diet

Calls

Rapid chitter-chitter-chitter while in flight. Rapid series of staccato chip notes as well.^[4]

Reproduction

Distribution/habitat

References

^ BirdLife International (2012). "Chaetura pelagica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
^ ^a ^b Cory, Charles B. (March 1918). Publication 197: Catalogue of Birds of the Americas. 13, part 2. Chicago, IL, USA: Field Museum of Natural History. p. 137.
^ Stephens / Macquart; Dipt. exot., Suppl. 4, 271 (ex Mém. Soc. Sci. Lille, 1850 (1851), 244).
^ Krista Kagume (2005). Compact Guide to Ontario Birds. Lone Pine Publishing. ISBN 1551054671.

External links

Projects

This article is part of Project Aves, a All Birds project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each bird, including made-up species.

This article is part of Project Apodiformes, a All Birds project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each hummingbird, swift and tree swift, including made-up species.

This article is part of Project Apodidae, a All Birds project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each swift, including made-up species.

[IUCN-0] BirdLife International (2012). "Chaetura pelagica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.

[Fieldiana-1] Cory, Charles B. (March 1918). Publication 197: Catalogue of Birds of the Americas. 13, part 2. Chicago, IL, USA: Field Museum of Natural History. p. 137.

[2] Stephens / Macquart; Dipt. exot., Suppl. 4, 271 (ex Mém. Soc. Sci. Lille, 1850 (1851), 244).

[Ontario-3] Krista Kagume (2005). Compact Guide to Ontario Birds. Lone Pine Publishing. ISBN 1551054671.

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Chimney Swift

Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Superorder:	Strisores
Order:	Apodiformes
Family:	Apodidae
Subfamily:	Apodinae
Tribe:	Chaeturini
Genus:	Chaetura
Species:	C. pelagica
Binomial name
*Chaetura pelagica* (Linnaeus, 1758)
map of the Americas showing yellow over much of eastern North America and dark blue in northwestern South America
Range of chimney swift Breeding range Wintering range
Synonyms
Hirundo pelagica protonym ^[2] Chaetura pelasgia Stephens, 1825^[2]^[3]

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