Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Swifts :: Chimney Swift

Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica

Described by: Linnaeus (1758)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA - May 5, 2005 © William Hull  Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA - Apr 17, 2005 © William Hull  Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA - Jun 4, 2005 © William Hull  Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA - May 18, 2005 © William Hull  Armleder Park, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA - May 30, 2006 © William Hull 
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Range

North America e. of the Rocky Mountains;
Sc. and se. Canada from ec. Saskatchewan and s. Manitoba to Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and s. to the e. United States in e. New Mexico, sc. and s. Texas, coast of the Gulf of Mexico and sc. Florida. An isolated population sporadically breeds in s. California and possibly Arizona.
Winter in wc. South America in e. Ecuador, w. and e. Peru, nw. Brazil and possibly n. Chile.

Videos

Burnet Woods, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA - Apr 17, 2002 Source: William Hull
Description: Bird is in flight.

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Florida Museum of Natural History

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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