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White-throated Swift

Aeronautes saxatalis

The White-throated Swift is a fast-flying bird known for its beautiful white throat and sleek body. It loves to zoom around in the sky, catching insects while flying high above mountains and cliffs.

Lebensraum: Mountain regions

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The White-throated Swift is a slender bird with a sooty black body, striking white throat, and a white belly extending up its flanks. It has long, narrow, pointed wings and a short, squared tail, giving it a boomerang-like shape in flight.

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White-throated Swift
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White-throated Swift

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

Sticky homes! Swifts use their own saliva to glue nests to cliffs.

These birds cannot perch on branches; they only cling to vertical surfaces!

They drink water by skimming over lakes with open beaks in mid-flight!

Young swifts fly perfectly the first time they leave the nest, no lessons needed!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Sky Acrobatics

White-throated Swifts can catch tiny insects mid-air while flying at high speeds because of their agile wings and wide gape.

Fähigkeit

Vertical Grip

White-throated Swifts have strong claws and sticky saliva to cling to sheer rock faces and build nests on vertical cliffs.

Fähigkeit

Flight Endurance

White-throated Swifts can spend most of their lives airborne, even sleeping on the wing, due to their efficient aerodynamics.

Maße und Details

Länge
16-18 cm
Flügelspannweite
40-45 cm
Gewicht
0.028-0.036 kg
Lebenserwartung
4-6 Jahre
Top Speed
160 km/h
Gelegegröße
4-6
Brutzeit
21-23 Tage
Zugstrecke
4000 km

Ernährung und Fütterung

Tiny flying insects are their main food, caught expertly in mid-air.

Hauptnahrung

  • flying ants
  • small beetles
  • flies
  • wasps

Nahrungssuche

  • Pursuit

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

A swift and powerful aerial predator.

eaten by

Cooper's Hawk

Accipiter cooperii

Often preys on birds caught in flight.

eaten by

Great Horned Owl

Bubo virginianus

May snatch swifts from their roosts at night.

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Sammlungen

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Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Watch these birds from a distance and enjoy their flying without getting too close.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von White-throated Swift?

16-18 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von White-throated Swift?

40-45 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von White-throated Swift?

0.028-0.036 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von White-throated Swift?

4-6 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von White-throated Swift?

160 km/h

Was frisst White-throated Swift?

Tiny flying insects are their main food, caught expertly in mid-air.

Wo findet man White-throated Swift normalerweise?

Mountain regions

Wie jagt White-throated Swift?

Pursuit

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