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Chimney Swift
Chaetura pelagica
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Turkey VultureCathartes aura
Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis
Purple MartinProgne subis
Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor
European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Vaux's SwiftChaetura vauxi
Mourning DoveZenaida macroura
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 5,847,102 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 815,115 |
| Ontario | 689,500 |
| New York | 523,585 |
| Virginia | 442,565 |
| Michigan | 425,268 |
| Maryland | 362,254 |
| New Jersey | 334,867 |
| Texas | 311,838 |
| Ohio | 284,280 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Invertebrate eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating invertebrates.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Bamboo nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in bamboo.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Swifts and Hummingbirds · Apodiformes |
| Family | Swifts · Apodidae |
| Genus | Chaetura Swifts · Chaetura |
Study it in a deck
- Birds of British Columbia, Canada
- Birds of Centre Wellington, Ontario, Canada
- Birds of Ontario
- Birds of Orangeville, Ontario, Canada
- Birds of Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
- Birds of Pennsylvania (Alkas)
- Birds of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Birds of United States
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Chimney Swift with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.