Vaux's Swift

Chaetura vauxi

Order

APODIFORMES

Family

Swifts (Apodidae)

Code 4

VASW

Code 6

CHAVAU

ITIS

HEAD

Bill Shape: All-purpose
Eye Color: Dark brown.
Head Pattern: Plain, Unique pattern
Crown Color: Gray-brown
Forehead Color: Gray-brown
Nape Color: Gray-brown
Throat Color: Pale Gray
Cere color: No Data

BODY

Length Range: 10-11 cm (4-4.5 in)
Weight: 17 g (0.6 oz)
Size: 1. Very Small (3 - 5 in)
Color Primary: Brown, Sheen or Iridescence
Underparts: Pale Gray
Upperparts: Gray-brown
Back Pattern: Solid
Belly Pattern: Solid
Breast Pattern: Solid

FLIGHT

Flight Pattern: Fast low flight.
Wingspan Range: 29 cm (11.5 in)
Wing Shape: Long-Wings, Tapered-Wings
Tail Shape: Squared Tail
Tail Pattern: Solid
Upper Tail: Gray-brown
Under Tail: Gray-brown
Leg Color: Gray-black

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