Species profile
Chimney Swift
Chaetura pelagica
Quick answer
A flying cigar that never perches, only clings.
- Scientific name
- Chaetura pelagica
- Family
- Apodiformes
- Order
- Apodiformes
- Genus
- Chaetura
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable
Habitat
Urban skies, chimneys
Recording Chimney Swift in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.