Birds of Costa Rica


Grey-rumped Swift (Chaetura cinereiventris) Inírida, Guainía, Colombia
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Uniformly grey from below with light grey rump, and darker on back. Note wing shape and square tail.

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Costa Rican Swift (Chaetura fumosa)


Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) Vulnerable Texas, United States
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A uniformly colored small swift which migrates from eastern North America, passing quickly through Central America, to South America. Vaux's Swift is similar, but has a paler throat and rump, and stops its migration in Central America.


Vaux's Swift (Chaetura vauxi) Sunnyvale, California,
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Northern migrant. Migrates from northwest United States and southwest Canada to Central America and the northernmost parts of South America. Similar to Chimney Swift, but note pale throat and rump.