Chestnut-collared Swift - Cypseloides rutilus
Martinet à collier roux
Comment : 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.
Author : © Steve Garvie
Web site : RAINBIRDER
Order : Apodiformes
Family : Apodidae
Species : Chestnut-collared Swift
Sexe : Male
Age : Adult
Plumage : Breeding
Reference: stga48807
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Distribution
Date taken : May 2006
Geographic data
Country : Trinidad And Tobago (td)
Region : County of Saint George
Place : Asa Wright Nature Centre
Latitude : 10° 43' 48'' Nord
Longitude : 61° 17' 53'' Ouest
Exif data
Model : Canon 1D mkII
Exposure : 1/15s s
Aperture : F5.6
Focal : 700 mm
Iso : 1600
Flash : no
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