Chimney Swift

Chaetura pelagica (Linnaeus, 1758)

24 gWeight

The chimney swift (Chaetura pelagica) is a bird belonging to the swift family Apodidae.

Busiest months: May · Most records: United States, Canada, Panama

Vulnerable

Where and when it's recorded

Chimney Swift has been recorded at 794 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 29 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary, Lincoln Park, ChicagoUnited States15,688 records
Prospect ParkUnited States14,929 records
Central ParkUnited States11,921 records

More places

John Heinz NWR – impoundmentUnited States8,341 records
Point Pelee National ParkCanada8,186 records
Mount Auburn CemeteryUnited States7,993 records
Jackson Park, Chicago – Wooded Island/Bobolink Meadow areaUnited States7,344 records
Cape Island – South Cape May MeadowsUnited States6,271 records
Green-Wood Cemetery, BrooklynUnited States5,994 records
Magee Marsh – BoardwalkUnited States5,711 records

Countries and regions with the most records

United States Canada Panama Belize Costa Rica Mexico Honduras Peru

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The chimney swift (Chaetura pelagica) is a bird belonging to the swift family Apodidae. A member of the genus Chaetura, it is closely related to both Vaux's swift and Chapman's swift; in the past, the three were sometimes considered to be conspecific. It has no subspecies.

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Questions

How big is the Chimney Swift?

The Chimney Swift weighs around 24 g.

Where does the Chimney Swift live?

Its breeding range: North America: south-central, southeastern Canada and central, eastern USA. It is most often recorded in United States, Canada and Panama.