Chestnut-collared Swift - Streptoprocne rutila

Martinet à collier roux

Chestnut-collared Swift male adult breeding, identification
An uncommon swift of humid montane primary forest high quality secondary forest. It tends to feed at higher levels than many other swifts.
The nest is built on a vertical face always in a damp shady place usually near water. The nest is made of mud, saliva plant debris. In Trinidad these birds breed between may august, two broods per season being common. Two eggs are usually laid.
The photograph shows a male bird (females lack the chestnut collar) which was nesting above the entrance to Dunstan Cave in the grounds of the Asa Wright Nature Centre.
Copy forbidden without prior authorization. © Steve Garvie
  • identification
  • ♂
  • adult
  • breeding
  • Vencejo cuellirrojo
  • taperuçu-de-coleira-castanha
  • Rothalssegler
  • Streptoprocne rutila
  • Apodiformes

The species

Classification

Order  : Apodiformes
Family : Apodidae
Species : Chestnut-collared Swift

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The picture

O.Net ref. : stga48807
Author :
Gender : ♂
Plumage : adult, breeding

Shooting

date : 2006 May
Country : Trinidad and Tobago (td)
Region : County of Saint George
Place : Asa Wright Nature Centre Asa Wright Nature Centre
Lat. : 10° 43' 48'' North
Lng. : 61° 17' 53'' West

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Model : Canon 1D mkII
Exposure : 1/15s s

aperture : F5.6

Focal length : 700 mm

Iso : 1600

Flash : no