Lesser Antillean Swift (Chaetura martinica)
About the Lesser Antillean Swift
The Lesser Antillean swift (Chaetura martinica) is a species a species of bird in subfamily Apodinae of the swift family Apodidae. It is found on Dominica, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, and possibly Nevis. The Lesser Antillean swift, pale-rumped swift (C. egregia), grey-rumped swift (C. cinereiventris), and band-rumped swift (C. spinicaudus) were at one time placed in genus Acanthylis. The Lesser Antillean swift is monotypic.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 1 recording for this species: 1 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in France in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Chimney SwiftChaetura pelagicarecording
- Grey-rumped SwiftChaetura cinereiventrisrecording
- Short-tailed SwiftChaetura brachyurarecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.