Species fact sheet
Chaetura andrei | Berlepsch & Hartert, 1902 | Family: Apodidae | Order: Apodiformes | Back |
Ashy-tailed swift | Grauschwanzsegler | Martinet d'André | Vencejo de Tormenta |
CMS |
Redlist 2000 (Criteria) |
CITES |
(Europe: SPEC threat status ) |
Migration: intracontinental |
Race meridionalis at least partly migratory, crossing equator to reach Roraima from May; recorded in austral winter from Panama, N Colombia, Venezuela and Surinam, though scarcity there suggests some wintering occurs farther S, possibly among N breeding populations of this form. Arrives in breeding range early-mid Sept, earliest SE Brazil in late Aug. Irregular extended movements from breeding range up to mid-Apr. Non-breeding roost in Minas Gerais declines from Feb and species absent by mid-Apr. Difficult to ascertain post-breeding range, since at least part of breeding population in coastal Brazil may winter in that area or leave only briefly; few reliable winter records, with overlap of similar species. Breeding status in NE Brazil uncertain as birds may be at S limit of wintering range, N edge of breeding range, or just passing through. May overlap with C. pelagica in Bolivia and Argentina. Absent from Serra dos Orgaos (N of Rio) May to mid-Aug, from SE Brazil during coolest months, from Pocone (SW MATO Grosso) May-Nov, and largely from Paraguay during this season. Rarely recorded Bolivia, Feb and late Sept to early Oct. Colombian/Venezuelan Illanos and Orinoco basin should be investigated as potential wintering grounds. Vagrant to S Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil) and Falkland Is.
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Explanatory notes | (Last update: 05.08.02 by E.Heuel) |