Sick's Swift
Chaetura meridionalis Hellmayr, 1907
Names
| English | Sick's Swift |
|---|---|
| Dutch | Sicks Gierzwaluw |
| Spanish | Vencejo de tormenta |
| Chinese | 西氏雨燕 |
| Scientific name | Chaetura meridionalis Hellmayr, 1907 |
About this species
Sick's swift (Chaetura meridionalis) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It was previously considered conspecific with the smaller ashy-tailed swift, but a study published in 1997 found that Sick's swift was closer to the chimney swift. The English name commemorates the German-born ornithologist Helmut Sick who studied South American birds. It is a migratory species that breeds in central South America and overwinters in northern South America. The IUCN has listed it as being of "Least Concern".
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Chaetura meridionalis, vencejo de tormenta (Argentina, Paraguay, Venezuela) o vencejo sureño(Colombia) es una especie de ave apodiforme de la familia Apodidae. Anteriormente era considerado conespecífico con Chaetura andrei que es más pequeño, pero Marín (1997) descubrió que el vencejo de tormenta en realidad se encuentra emparentado con el vencejo de chimenea (Chaetura pelagica)
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Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Apodiformes |
| Family | Apodidae |
| Genus | Chaetura |
In Suriname
Where it has been recorded
- Commewijne1
- Paramaribo1
- Sipaliwini1
Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.
