Swifts (Apodidae)
Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) - HBW 5, p. 443
French: Martinet ramoneur
German: Schornsteinsegler
Spanish: Vencejo de Chimenea
Taxonomy: Hirundo Pelagica Linnaeus, 1758, South Carolina.
Previously considered conspecific with C. vauxi and C. chapmani. Recent study suggests that this species may be related to C. andrei meridionalis. Monotypic.
Distribution: E North America, and occasionally California and Arizona. Winters in E Ecuador, W & E Peru, NW Brazil and N Chile, though precise range unclear.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A flock descending into a chimney to roost for the night Locality Baltimore City, Maryland, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Robert Schaefer 15 September 2007 5 years ago 28 sec 4.6 -
Flock of migrating chimney swifts dropping into a factory chimney for the night. Locality Illinois, USA (United States)
srchester 29 September 2010 30 weeks ago 39 sec 3.7 -
A flock descending into a chimney to roost for the night Locality Baltimore City, Maryland, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Robert Schaefer 18 September 2007 5 years ago 28 sec 3.5
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Four young, clinging to wall near nest in an old stairwell
Locality Kansas, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Dave Rintoul 16 July 2004 1 year ago 4.1 -
One of several birds flying over a tall building.
Locality Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Monotypic species)
David Beadle 31 May 2011 1 year ago 3.7 -
In flight overhead
Locality New Jersey, USA (United States)
Erik Breden 1 May 1990 3 years ago 2.5
- No sound recordings available yet
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