ML619476561
swift sp. Apodidae sp.
Contributor
Date
Location
- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Media notes
In this photo, the bird is flying directly away from the camera, with its upperparts on the left side. In poor light and far away, the rump appears to be the same color as the rest of the bird... But it's a bit of a stretch to make any claims of color here
Observation details
One lowly Chaetura swift seen gliding around interspersed with rapid sets of flapping, not entirely un-Vaux-like but also not as chaotic and "fluttery" as the typical Vaux. Size of bird seemed on the hefty size for Vaux, but there were no other swifts around for comparison. Similarly, seemed extra dark, but it was roughly sunset and overcast. My initial impression of the bird was "probably Vaux". Due to the late date and singleness of the bird, I took photos to try and assess wing shape. In still photos, wings seem slender and relatively long in most (but not all) angles. The trailing edge of the wing shows a very small bulge in the inner primaries in a couple of photos, but is overall quite straight. I don't think color can be assessed accurately on these photos, but the final photo in this report seems to show a rump that isn't obviously pale. I didn't observe an obviously contrasting throat to the rest of the underparts, but was focused on flight style and get getting photos. Bird was silent during observation. Overall, I'm betting this is a Vaux, but it's a little suspicious
Technical information
- Model
- ILCE-7RM4A
- Lens
- FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
- ISO
- 6400
- Focal length
- 200 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire
- f-stop
- f/5.6
- Shutter speed
- 1/1250 sec
- Dimensions
- 896 pixels x 597 pixels
- Original file size
- 384.84 KB