Swifts

Lesser Antillean Swift

Chaetura martinica

The Lesser Antillean Swift (Chaetura martinica) is a 12 g forest bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Swifts

Order

Apodiformes

Weight

12 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

6

Recorded in GP, Dominica, Saint Lucia, St. Vin. and Gren., MQ, France.

Where to see it: Morne Diablotin NP · Syndicate Nature Trail (Dominica); Morne Diablotin NP · Morne Diablotin trail (Dominica); Syndicate Trail (map location approx) (Dominica); Des Cartiers Rainforest Trail (Saint Lucia); St. Vincent Parrot Preserve · Vermont trail (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines).

Photo: no rights reserved via iNaturalist