Grey-rumped swift

Chaetura cinereiventris

The grey-rumped swift is a small swift. This species breeds in hill forests from Nicaragua south to Peru, Brazil and northern Argentina, and Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago. The nest is a half saucer of twigs glued to the inside of a tree hole, chimney or similar shaded location with saliva.
Grey-rumped Swift flying near Mitú, Vaupés, at Comunidad Urania, another of those nervously flyers ... Chaetura cinereiventris,Colombia,Comunidad Urania,Geotagged,Grey-rumped swift,Mitu,Vaupés,Winter

Appearance

The grey-rumped swift is 11.5 cm long and weighs 15 g. The upperparts are black with a grey triangular band across the rump, and the underparts are slate grey. It has a long black-grey tail.

Behavior

The grey-rumped swift feeds in flight on flying insects. It is often low over roads or clearings in the morning or evening, rising high above the forest, often with other swifts, in the middle of the day.

The grey-rumped swift has a chittering call.

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAves
OrderApodiformes
FamilyApodidae
GenusChaetura
SpeciesC. cinereiventris
Photographed in
Colombia