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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.

Hábitat: Mountain regions

Aspecto

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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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!

Habilidades especiales

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

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

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

Medidas y detalles

Longitud: 16-18 cm
Envergadura: 40-45 cm
Peso: 0.028-0.036 kg
Esperanza de vida: 4-6 años
Top Speed: 160 km/h
Tamaño de la puesta: 4-6
Incubación: 21-23 días
Distancia de migración: 4000 km

Dieta y alimentación

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

Alimentos principales

flying ants
small beetles
flies
wasps

Método de búsqueda

Pursuit

Conexiones ecológicas

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.

Rasgos

Con plumas

Describe a los animales, principalmente aves, que poseen una cubierta de plumas.

Aéreo

Las criaturas aéreas pasan una parte importante de su vida en el aire, utilizando el vuelo para diversas actividades como la caza, la migración o la anidación.

Insectívoro

Este rasgo identifica a los organismos cuya dieta consiste principalmente en insectos y otros pequeños invertebrados.

Planeo

Los animales planeadores se mueven por el aire lanzándose y manteniendo el vuelo con estructuras corporales especializadas, sin batir las alas.

Montaña

Este rasgo de hábitat identifica a las especies que se encuentran en regiones montañosas, caracterizadas por su gran altitud, pendientes pronunciadas y zonas climáticas variables.