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ViewsChimney SwiftFrom Opus(Redirected from Chaetura pelagica)
 Vagrant from N. America, photographed on 2 Nov, 2005 at Holy Island, Northumberland
[edit] Identification12-15cm. Grey brown underparts, soot-brown back, paler throat, cheeks and chin, short tail. Sexes alike. [edit] DistributionEastern North America, wintering in Amazon Basin of South America. [edit] TaxonomyMonotypic. [edit] HabitatA variety, including open areas. [edit] BehaviourThey build the saucer shaped nest from twigs glued together with saliva. 3-7 white eggs are laid and incubated by the female for 19-20 days. The young fledge a month later. The diet includes insects. [edit] ReferencesCornell Lab of Ornithology [edit] External Links
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