Chimney Swift

Birds & Taxonomy

The chimney swift scientific name is Chaetura pelagica , placing it in the swift family Apodidae. This small, aerial passerine is the only swift regularly nesting and roosting i...

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Birds

Chimney swifts feed almost exclusively on airborne insects caught in flight. Their diet consists primarily of small flying insects such as beetles, flies, ants, and other insect...

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