Lesser Antillean Swift (Chaetura martinica)

Family
Apodidae (Swifts)

Size
11 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Hermann, 1783)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. From sea-level - 1,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Anguilla, Antigua And Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Montserrat, St Kitts And Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and The Grenadines.

Lesser Antilles, on Guadeloupe, Dominica, Martinique, St Lucia and St Vincent.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files

Lesser Antillean Swift (Chaetura martinica) [XC211257]
by Elias Aristides Elias from Syndicate, Saint Joseph Parish, Dominica (alarm call, wing clapping)

Lesser Antillean Swift (Chaetura martinica) [XC211255]
by id from Syndicate, Saint Joseph Parish, Dominica (song)

Subspecies
Forms superspecies with Grey-rumped Swift (Chaetura cinereiventris) and Pale-rumped Swift (Chaetura egregia).

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Lesser Antillean Swift (Chaetura martinica) - 6 files

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