Sick's Swift

Chaetura meridionalis

The Sick's Swift (Chaetura meridionalis) also commonly known as Ashy-tailed Swift, is a species of bird (Aves) in the family Apodidae (Swifts) and order Apodiformes (Hummingbirds).

Classification

Domain: Eukarya
- Kingdom: Animalia
  - Phylum: Chordata
    - Class: Aves
      - Order: Apodiformes
        Family: Apodidae
        Genus: Chaetura
        Species: Chaetura meridionalis

Species in the Genus of Chaetura

Ashy-tailed Swift

Chaetura andrei

Band-rumped Swift

Chaetura spinicaudus

Chapman's Swift

Chaetura chapmani

Chimney Swift

Chaetura pelagica

Costa Rican Swift

Chaetura fumosa

Gray-rumped Swift

Chaetura cinereiventris

Lesser Antillean Swift

Chaetura martinica

Pale-rumped Swift

Chaetura egregia

Short-tailed Swift

Chaetura brachyura

Sick's Swift

Chaetura meridionalis

Vaux's Swift

Chaetura vauxi

External Links

Sick's Swift – Wikipedia

Sick's Swift – Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Sick's Swift – Audubon.org