Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica [Linnaeus, 1758] |
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Page updated:16-January-2013 |
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Order:
Apodiformes
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Family: Apodidae |
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BTO Codes:
, CHISW
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EURING No: 7900 | |
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Number in Britain:
Fewer than 20 records
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(A) Accidental
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Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
13 cm
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Wingspan: 30 cm |
Weight:
M/F: 24 g
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Scientific name from:
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Gr.: khaite=long hair + oura=tail and Gr.: pelagos=the open sea |
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World Distribution:
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BREEDS: e North America, WINTERS: c South America |
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Habitat:
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Open country, woodlands, towns |
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Diet:
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Flying insects |
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Records and Distribution |
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First Record:
Cornwall, 1982
(Williams, L.P. 1986. British Birds 79:423-426)
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Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
19
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Most Likely to Occur in:
Too few records
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Most Recent County Records:
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Scotland:
Borders
(1983),
Fife
(1991),
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North-east England:
Northumberland
(2005),
East Yorkshire
(2005),
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North-west England:
Cheshire
(2005),
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English Midlands:
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Eastern England:
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South-east England:
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South-west England:
Cornwall
(1999),
Devon
(2005),
Isles of Scilly
(2005),
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Wales:
Anglesey
(2005),
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Information provided by BirdGuides and BBRC |
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Other Names |
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| Gaelic: | Welsh: |
| Danish: Skorstensseiljer | Dutch: Schoorsteengierzwaluw |
| Finnish: Piippulirskuja | French: Martinet roamoneur |
| German: Schornsteinsegler | Hungarian: Kémény sarlósfecske |
| Icelandic: Hafsvölungur | Irish: |
| Italian: Rondone spinoso dei camini | Norwegian: Skorsteinseiler |
| Polish: Kominiarczyk amerykanski | Portuguese: Andorinhăo-de-rabo-espinhoso |
| Spanish: Vencejo espinoso | Swedish: Skorstensseglare |
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| Wikipedia entry | |
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| Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides | |
| All About Birds (from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology) | |
| Details from the Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter | |
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