The chimney swift (Chaetura pelagica) is a bird belonging to the swift family Apodidae. A member of the genus Chaetura, it is closely related to both Vaux's swift and Chapman's swift; in the past, the three were sometimes considered to be conspecific. It has no subspecies. The chimney swift is a medium-sized, sooty gray bird with very long, slender wings and very short legs. Like all swifts, it is incapable of perching, and can only cling vertically to surfaces. Many fly around all day and only come down at night when roosting.
The chimney swift feeds primarily on flying insects, but also on airborne spiders. It generally mates for life. It builds a bracket nest of twigs and saliva stuck to a vertical surface, which is almost always a human-built structure, typically a chimney. The female lays 4–5 white eggs. The altricial young hatch after 19 days and fledge a month later. The average chimney swift lives 4.6 years.
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The chimneyswift (Chaetura pelagica) is a bird belonging to the swift family Apodidae. A member of the genus Chaetura, it is closely related to both Vaux's...
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surfaces. Many swifts have very long, swept-back wings which resemble a crescent or boomerang. Black swift, Cypseloides niger Chimneyswift, Chaetura pelagica...
which it is attached. Many swifts and some hummingbirds use thick, quick-drying saliva to anchor their nests. The chimneyswift starts by dabbing two globs...
surfaces. Many swifts have very long swept-back wings which resemble a crescent or boomerang. Chimneyswift, Chaetura pelagica White-throated swift, Aeronautes...
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surfaces. Many swifts have very long, swept-back wings which resemble a crescent or boomerang. Chimneyswift, Chaetura pelagica White-throated swift, Aeronautes...
only on vertical surfaces. Many swifts have long swept-back wings which resemble a crescent or boomerang. Chimneyswift (vencejo de chimenea), Chaetura...
Society installed a 20-feet tall chimneyswift tower on the island. The tower has insulation panels to prevent the chimney from getting too hot in late spring...
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