Chaetura

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Chaetura
Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Apodiformes Family: Apodidae Genus: Chaetura Stephens, 1826
Species
Chaetura andrei Chaetura brachyura Chaetura chapmani Chaetura cinereiventris Chaetura egregia Chaetura martinica Chaetura pelagica Chaetura spinicauda Chaetura vauxi

Chaetura is a genus of needletail swifts. They resemble in general appearance and are commonly confused with swallows but they are not at all closely related to these (see also convergent evolution).

• Band-rumped Swift, Chaetura spinicauda
• Lesser Antillean Swift, Chaetura martinica
• Gray-rumped Swift, Chaetura cinereiventris
• Pale-rumped Swift, Chaetura egregia
• Chimney Swift, Chaetura pelagica
• Vaux's Swift, Chaetura vauxi
• Chapman's Swift, Chaetura chapmani
• Short-tailed Swift, Chaetura brachyura
• Ashy-tailed Swift, Chaetura andrei
• Sick's Swift, Chaetura meridionalis