Sick's Swift

Chaetura meridionalis Hellmayr, 1907

22 gWeight

Sick's swift (Chaetura meridionalis) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae.

Busiest months: October · Most records: Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: October · Most records: Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay

Sick's Swift has been recorded at 173 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 6 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Carapicuíba – Condomínio Palos VerdesBrazil1,716 records
Niterói – IcaraíBrazil767 records
Parque IbirapueraBrazil663 records

More places

Rio Claro – Campus da UNESPBrazil540 records
Santo André – Vila de ParanapiacabaBrazil477 records
Parque Linear Nove de JulhoBrazil409 records
Santo André – Parque CentralBrazil371 records
PN de Itatiaia – Hotel do YpêBrazil359 records
Floresta Estadual Edmundo Navarro de AndradeBrazil332 records
Rio Claro – Residencial FlorençaBrazil304 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Brazil Argentina Paraguay Bolivia Guyana Suriname

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

Sick's swift (Chaetura meridionalis) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It was previously considered conspecific with the smaller ashy-tailed swift, but a study published in 1997 found that Sick's swift was closer to the chimney swift. The English name commemorates the German-born ornithologist Helmut Sick who studied South American birds.

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Questions

How big is the Sick's Swift?

The Sick's Swift weighs around 22 g.

Where does the Sick's Swift live?

Its breeding range: South America: southern Brazil to eastern Bolivia, Paraguay and northern Argentina. It is most often recorded in Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay.