Species profile
Short-tailed Swift
Chaetura brachyura
Quick answer
Zonobioma Tropical Húmedo del Pacífico
- Scientific name
- Chaetura brachyura
- Family
- Apodidae
- Order
- Apodiformes
- Genus
- Chaetura
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Short-tailed 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.