Chaetura Swifts
Chaetura
Chaetura is a genus of needletail swifts found in the Americas. Although they resemble swallows, the two are not at all closely related; this is instead a result of convergent evolution. Some members of Chaetura are long-distance migrants, while others are year-round residents.
11 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 11 known species
Chimney Swift
speciesChaetura pelagica
Vaux's Swift
speciesChaetura vauxi
Short-tailed Swift
speciesChaetura brachyura
Sick's Swift
speciesChaetura meridionalis
Gray-rumped Swift
speciesChaetura cinereiventris
Band-rumped Swift
speciesChaetura spinicaudus
Costa Rican Swift
speciesChaetura fumosa
Lesser Antillean Swift
speciesChaetura martinica
Chapman's Swift
speciesChaetura chapmani
Pale-rumped Swift
speciesChaetura egregia
Ashy-tailed Swift
speciesChaetura andrei
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 6556.