chimney swift
E673321
The chimney swift is a small, sooty-brown North American bird known for its rapid, agile flight and habit of roosting and nesting inside chimneys and other vertical structures.
Statements (65)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aerial insectivore
ⓘ
bird species ⓘ swift ⓘ |
| activityPattern | diurnal ⓘ |
| averageLength | about 12 cm ⓘ |
| averageWingspan | about 28 cm ⓘ |
| binomialName | Chaetura pelagica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodySize | small ⓘ |
| breedingSystem | socially monogamous ⓘ |
| breedsIn |
central North America
ⓘ
eastern North America ⓘ |
| class | Aves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clutchSize | typically 3 to 5 eggs ⓘ |
| commonName |
American swift
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
chimney swift ⓘ |
| conservationConcern | declining population trend ⓘ |
| describedBy | Carl Linnaeus ⓘ |
| diet | flying insects ⓘ |
| eggColor | white ⓘ |
| family | Apodidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flightStyle |
agile
ⓘ
bat-like ⓘ rapid ⓘ |
| foragingStrategy | aerial hawking ⓘ |
| genus | Chaetura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Near Threatened ⓘ |
| IUCNStatusSystem | IUCN Red List NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| legAdaptation | very short legs ⓘ |
| migratoryBehavior | long-distance migrant ⓘ |
| nativeTo | North America ⓘ |
| nestAttachment | glued to wall with saliva ⓘ |
| nestCement | saliva ⓘ |
| nestingSubstrate | vertical surfaces ⓘ |
| nestMaterial | small twigs ⓘ |
| notableBehavior |
often forms large communal roosts in migration
ⓘ
spends most of life in flight ⓘ |
| order | Apodiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perchingAbility | cannot perch on horizontal surfaces ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumageColor | sooty brown ⓘ |
| primaryHabitat |
forested areas
ⓘ
suburban areas ⓘ urban areas ⓘ |
| primaryThreat |
decline of large hollow trees
ⓘ
loss of suitable chimneys ⓘ |
| rangeCountry |
Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roostingPosture | clings to vertical surfaces ⓘ |
| tailShape |
short
ⓘ
spiny-tipped ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| throatColor | paler grayish ⓘ |
| typicalRoostSite |
airshafts
ⓘ
chimneys ⓘ hollow trees ⓘ silos ⓘ |
| vocalization | high-pitched twittering ⓘ |
| wingShape |
narrow
ⓘ
sickle-shaped ⓘ |
| winteringCountry |
Brazil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ecuador NERFINISHED ⓘ Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wintersIn | South America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1758 ⓘ |
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