Chaetura

Short-tailed Swift Chaetura brachyura
The Short-tailed Swift has broad wings, an extremely short tail, and a pale beige rump. In the Brazilian Amazon, it catches insects while flying.
Chapman's Swift Chaetura chapmani
This small, sooty-colored swift catches insects while flying above forests and forest edges.
Gray-rumped Swift Chaetura cinereiventris
The Gray-rumped Swift is a slender, dark swift that forages in flocks in Bolivia.
Pale-rumped Swift Chaetura egregia
The Pale-rumped Swift is marked by pale rump and upper-tail coverts that contrast with its dark back and tail. It flies over continuous Amazonian forest.
Costa Rican Swift Chaetura fumosa
The Costa Rican Swift is sooty black with a pale gray rump band and lighter throat. On Costa Rica’s southern Pacific side, pairs are seen over forest and open country.
Lesser Antillean Swift Chaetura martinica
The Lesser Antillean Swift flies over montane forest in the Lesser Antilles. It catches small insects in flight.
Sick’s Swift Chaetura meridionalis
Sick’s Swift (Chaetura meridionalis) breeds from eastern Bolivia to northern Argentina and east-central Brazil, then moves north for winter. Specimen descriptions give adults a sooty-brown body and a pale throat. In central Argentina, two nests were recorded in tree hollows in Chaco woodland.
Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica
Chimney Swifts catch insects in flight and cling to the inside walls of chimneys or tree cavities when they rest.
Band-rumped Swift Chaetura spinicaudus
The Band-rumped Swift occurs from Central America to northern South America. In Guyana’s Iwokrama it flies over forest, open areas and water.
Vaux's Swift Chaetura vauxi
This is a small, dark swift with narrow wings. It catches small insects and spiders while flying above mature coniferous forests.
Ashy-tailed Swift Chaetura andrei
This small swift is listed as ranging in Venezuela. Its taxonomic distinction from related swifts has a debated history, and detailed behavioral records are limited.
Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica
Chimney Swifts catch insects in flight and cling to the inside walls of chimneys or tree cavities when they rest.
Vaux's Swift Chaetura vauxi
This is a small, dark swift with narrow wings. It catches small insects and spiders while flying above mature coniferous forests.
Sick’s Swift Chaetura meridionalis
Sick’s Swift (Chaetura meridionalis) breeds from eastern Bolivia to northern Argentina and east-central Brazil, then moves north for winter. Specimen descriptions give adults a sooty-brown body and a pale throat. In central Argentina, two nests were recorded in tree hollows in Chaco woodland.
Gray-rumped Swift Chaetura cinereiventris
The Gray-rumped Swift is a slender, dark swift that forages in flocks in Bolivia.
Chapman's Swift Chaetura chapmani
This small, sooty-colored swift catches insects while flying above forests and forest edges.
Short-tailed Swift Chaetura brachyura
The Short-tailed Swift has broad wings, an extremely short tail, and a pale beige rump. In the Brazilian Amazon, it catches insects while flying.
Pale-rumped Swift Chaetura egregia
The Pale-rumped Swift is marked by pale rump and upper-tail coverts that contrast with its dark back and tail. It flies over continuous Amazonian forest.
Costa Rican Swift Chaetura fumosa
The Costa Rican Swift is sooty black with a pale gray rump band and lighter throat. On Costa Rica’s southern Pacific side, pairs are seen over forest and open country.
Lesser Antillean Swift Chaetura martinica
The Lesser Antillean Swift flies over montane forest in the Lesser Antilles. It catches small insects in flight.
Band-rumped Swift Chaetura spinicaudus
The Band-rumped Swift occurs from Central America to northern South America. In Guyana’s Iwokrama it flies over forest, open areas and water.