Chestnut-collared Swift (Streptoprocne rutila)

Chestnut-collared Swift, a reference photo — Photo: Steve Garvie from Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

The chestnut-collared swift (Streptoprocne rutila) is a species of bird in subfamily Cypseloidinae of the swift family Apodidae. It is found from Mexico and Trinidad south to Peru and Bolivia.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Chestnut-collared Swift being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Cypseloides niger
Cypseloides cryptus
Streptoprocne semicollaris
Chaetura cinereiventris
Chaetura meridionalis
Streptoprocne biscutata

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Apodidae
Genus: Streptoprocne
Species: Streptoprocne rutila

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