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Chaetura meridionalis (Sick's Swift; Ashy-tailed Swift)

Synonyms: Chaetura andrei meridionalis

Wikipedia Abstract

The Sick's swift (Chaetura meridionalis) is a species of swift in the Apodidae family. It was previously considered conspecific with the smaller ashy-tailed swift, but Marín (1997) found that Sick's swift was closer to the chimney swift. It is a migratory species that breeds in central South America and overwinters in northern South America. The IUCN has listed it as being of "Least Concern".
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EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
4
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
25
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 9.95962
EDGE Score: 2.39422
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Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  22 grams
Female Weight [1]  22 grams
Forages - Aerial [2]  100 %
Clutch Size [1]  4
Snout to Vent Length [1]  6 inches (14 cm)

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 2Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0