Chestnut-collared Swift - Streptoprocne rutila
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.
Gallery : © Steve Garvie
Site web : RAINBIRDER
Order : Apodiformes
Family : Apodidae
Species : Chestnut-collared Swift
Sex : Male
Age : Adult
Plumage : Breeding
Reference: stga48807
Date taken : 2006 May
Geographic data
Country : Trinidad and Tobago (td)
Region : County of Saint George
Place : Asa Wright Nature Centre
Latitude : 10° 43' 48'' North
Longitude : 61° 17' 53'' West
Exif data
Model : Canon 1D mkII
Exposure : 1/15s s
Aperture : F5.6
Focal : 700 mm
Iso : 1600
Flash : no
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