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Chimney Swift

Chaetura pelagica ORDER: APODIFORMES FAMILY: APODIDAE

IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern

Chimney Swift Photo

A "flying cigar," the Chimney Swift is rarely seen perched. Its high-pitched twittering is a familiar sound during summertime in the city as it flies high above, catching small flying insects.

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Calls

  • calls
  • Courtesy of Macaulay Library
    © Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

High-pitched musical chip notes strung together into a rapid twitter.

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