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Phil Chantler
CD of Swift CallsCD of Swift Calls - used to attract swifts to artificial nest box sites for ?19.90c. http://www.ample.de/ISBN: 3935329407 Buy this book from NHBS.com Swiftlets of Borneo - Builders of Edible NestsLim Chan Choon & Earl of Cranbrook, 2002, Natural History Publications (Borneo)ISBN: 983812060X Buy this book from NHBS.com Swifts - A Guide to the Swifts and Treeswifts of the WorldPhil Chantler & Gerald Driessens - Pica 1995ISBN: 1873403313 Buy this book from NHBS.com
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martinets-hirondelleshttp://fr.groups.yahoo.com/group/martinets-hirondelles/Martinets-hirondelles est une liste de diffusion ornithologique exclusivement consacrée aux Apodidae et Hirundinidae, deux groupes d`espèces éloignés du point de vue de la systématique mais présentant beaucoup de similitudes (aspect, comportement, alimentation, habitats, migration, etc.). Cette liste est ouverte à tous ceux, spécialistes ou amateurs, qui souhaitent échanger leurs connaissances, informations, interrogations ou points de vue sur tout ce qui concerne les martinets et hirondelles d`Europe et d`ailleurs. Postings in English welcomed too... Swallows-Martins-Swifts-Worldwidehttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/Swallows-Martins-Swifts-Worldwide/To post to list:Swallows-Martins-Swifts-Worldwide@yahoogroups.com List contact:Swallows-Martins-Swifts-Worldwide-owner@yahoogroups.com To subscribe to list:Swallows-Martins-Swifts-Worldwide-subscribe@yahoogroups.com Aimed at specialist and amateur alike, you may record observations, describe interesting behavioral features, ask questions, advise readers about publications, and submit photographs and texts via Files or Photos. Articles and messages in languages other than English may be posted, provided a summary in English is also attached.
A Guide to the Swifts and Treeswifts of the Worldhttp://www.yale.edu/yup/books/079362.htmThe second edition of this highly acclaimed book has been extensively revised by the author to take account of recent information, most particularly about the neotropical swifts, and several plates have been revised by the artist... By Fatbirder contributor Phil Chantler About swiftshttp://apus.apus.ru/eng/apus.htmAt the end of spring with the approach of good weather and the appearance of flying insects, Common Swift return to Moscow. With typical vzz-vzz they fly over fields, villages, over stone houses of cities. Swifts are not afraid people and often make their nests next to dwellings. A Common Swift spends almost all time in flight. But he is helpless on the land - can creep hardly. He does everything on flight: feeds and bathes, dipping in water for a moment, even sleeps! African Palm-Swift Cypsiurus parvushttp://web.uct.ac.za/depts/fitzpatrick/docs/r421.htmlFully Comprehensive species account Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melbahttp://www.eurobirding.co.uk/alpine_swift.HTMEuropean distribution Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melbahttp://www.eurobirding.co.uk/alpine_swift.HTMEuropean distribution Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melbahttp://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/apus/a._melba$narrative.htmlFull species account Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melbahttp://www.birdcheck.co.uk/main/previewpages/previewpage1.htm[archaic] image Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melbahttp://mikeokeeffe.tripod.com/home/id6.html[in flight] image of vagrant Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melbahttp://www.arthurgrosset.com/europebirds/alpineswift.htmlProfile with [very distant] image Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melbahttp://www.rarebirdphotography.co.uk/cbasw.htmExcellent image Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melbahttp://www.mangoverde.com/birdsound/spec/spec84-81.htmlSound recording Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melbahttp://www.wepsite.net/warbler/alpine_sw.htm[in-flight] images Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melbahttp://www.ajm-wildlife-art.co.uk/alpine_swift.htmExcellent [painted] image Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melbahttp://www.birdguides.com/html/vidlib/species/Apus_melba.htmProfile & image Apodidaehttp://www.natureserve.org/infonatura/speciesIndex/Family_Apodidae_74_1.htmIncludes linka to many species Apodidaehttp://www.hbw.com/ibc/phtml/familia.phtml?idFamilia=83List of 98 species Apodidaehttp://users.connections.net/silcock/13.htmdistribution and refs on some species Apodidae - Swiftshttp://www.es.cornell.edu/winkler/botw/apodidae.htmlBackground on 83 species Apodiformeshttp://birds.geozoo.org/apo/index.phpThis is the American Ornithologists Union`s list of North American swifts & hummingbirds... Apus Life - Virtual Magazine for the Common Swifthttp://swift.il.eu.org/APUSlife.htmlThe numbering is for articles (not issues) and follows that used in the Bibliography of the Common Swift (APUSlist). Citations can be made from APUSlife under the usual conditions. A hardcopy is requested (sent to the above mentioned address). Atiu Swiftlet Aerodramus sawtellihttp://kiaorana.com/atiu.htmlImage & notes Atiu Swiftlet Aerodramus sawtellihttp://www.atiutourism.com/caves.htmImage Black Swift Cypseloides nigerhttp://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/id/framlst/i4220id.htmlSpecies account Black Swift Cypseloides nigerhttp://natzoo.si.edu/ConservationAndScience/MigratoryBirds/Featured_Birds/default.cfm?bird=Black%20SwiftSpecies account Black Swift Cypseloides nigerhttp://www.canadianbiodiversity.mcgill.ca/english/species/birds/birdpages/cyp_nig.htmCanadian Distribution Black Swift Cypseloides nigerhttp://www.enature.com/guides/show_species_fg.asp?recNum=BD0464Species profile & image Black Swift Cypseloides nigerhttp://www.rmbo.org/pif/bcp/phy62/cliff/blsw.htmSpecies account Black Swift Cypseloides nigerhttp://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache:Pt6Gtuwie7sJ:home.pacifier.com/~neawanna/BLSW/blsw_form.pdf+Black+Swift&hl=en&ie=UTF-8Survey Black Swift Cypseloides nigerhttp://www.utahbirds.org/birdsofutah/BirdsA-C/BlackSwift.htm[very poor] images Black Swift Cypseloides nigerhttp://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/1998/forest/species/cypsnige.htmBrief profile Black Swift Cypseloides nigerhttp://www.northcoast.com/~rras/artmay01b.htmShort essay Black Swift Cypseloides nigerhttp://www.avesphoto.com/website/NA/species/SWFBLK-1.htmImage Black Swift Cypseloides nigerhttp://www.avesphoto.com/website/NA/species/SWFBLK-2.htmImage on nest... Black Swift Cypseloides nigerhttp://www.pma.edmonton.ab.ca/vexhibit/eggs/vexeggs/apod/blkswft.htmImage of egg Black Swift Cypseloides nigerhttp://imnh.isu.edu/digitalatlas/bio/birds/swifts/blsw/blsw_mai.htmBrief species account Black-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus maximushttp://www.geocities.com/RainForest/9003/swiftlet.htmImage Black-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus maximushttp://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache:8w9zJEpDJqcJ:turnstonenaturediscovery.com.au/documents/barc%2520web/nest%2520Swiftlet.doc+Black-nest+Swiftlet&hl=en&ie=UTF-8pdf species account Cave Swiftlet Collocalia linchihttp://www.forestry.sarawak.gov.my/forweb/homepage/swiflet.htmImage in nest Chestnut-collared Swift Streptoprocne rutilahttp://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/streptoprocne/s._rutila$narrative.htmlFull species account Chestnut-collared Swift Streptoprocne rutilahttp://www.mangoverde.com/birdsound/spec/spec84-10.htmlSound Recording Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagicahttp://fan.nb.ca/fan/info/Recreation/BirdWatching/Swifts.htmlCelebrating the Traditions of the Chimney Swift... Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagicahttp://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/nature/birding/chimneyswift/chimneyswift-index.htmThe summer skies are filled with many species of birds. However, none seem to be as much at home on the wing as the Chimney Swifts. While even the graceful swallows must perch to preen and socialize, the Chimney Swifts flicker on, chippering and careening endlessly throughout the day. Small, sleek, bluish-black with silver-gray throats, Chimney Swifts have been called flying cigars and bows and arrows. Their stiff, flickering movements alternate with long, graceful sweeps of flight as they scour the skies for flying insects. As captivating as their flight is to watch, their clandestine terrestrial behavior is even more remarkable... Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagicahttp://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/id/framlst/i4230id.htmlFull species account Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagicahttp://birds.cornell.edu/BOW/CHISWI/Species account with images Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagicahttp://birds.cornell.edu/BOW/CHISWI/Species account with images Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagicahttp://www.yankeegardener.com/birds/chimney.htm[Painted] image Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagicahttp://museum.gov.ns.ca/mnh/nature/nsbirds/bns0223.htmProfile & image Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagicahttp://www.concentric.net/~Dwa/page6.htmlNest site research project Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagicahttp://museum.nhm.uga.edu/gawildlife/birds/Apodiformes/cpelagica.htmlProfile, image and local distribution Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagicahttp://www.concentric.net/~Dwa/page12.htmlWebcam Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagicahttp://home.bluemarble.net/~pqn/ch11-20/chswift.htmlLife history Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagicahttp://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/tropical_neotropical_birds/103268Profile with image Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagicahttp://www.americanartifacts.com/smma/per/nestcam/swift.htmVideo cam Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagicahttp://www.tealridgewetland.com/tealridgewetland/features/ChimneySwiftTower.htmNotes on chimney swift tower building... Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagicahttp://www.nycbirdreport.com/sites/1/birds/9/bird249.htmlSightings in NYC Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagicahttp://www.virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibitions/Birds/MMMN/English/a_chimney_swift.htmlProfile & distribution Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagicahttp://www.nenature.com/ChimneySwift.htmN American range Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagicahttp://www.enature.com/fieldguide/showSpeciesIMG.asp?imageID=17479Full profile & image Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagicahttp://www.linworth.org/swift.htmEssay Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagicahttp://www.mybirdlist.com/chimney_swifts.htmMigratory Roost Inventory Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagicahttp://www.gwf.org/chimneytower.htmMore about building Towers Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagicahttp://www.wildflorida.org/bba/chsw.htmWntry in the Florida breeding bird atlas with excellent [line-drawn] image Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagicahttp://www.dlia.org/atbi/species/animals/Birds/chimney_swift/chimney_swift.htmBrief species account with image and distribution maps Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagicahttp://tbba.cbi.tamucc.edu/accounts/chsw/chswacc.htmEssay and line drawing Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagicahttp://www.borg.com/~svcselem/sauquoit/clubs/wingers/fieldguide/swift.htmSound recording of call Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagicahttp://www.stockpix.com/stock/animals/birds/hummingbirds/533.htmIn flight image Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagicahttp://www.ncsg.org/members/sweeping/02-89.htmEssay - Some Chimneys Too Swift for Sweeps Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagicahttp://www.nenature.com/BirdPhotos/chimney-swift-photo.htm[good] in-flight image Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagicahttp://www.conservation.state.mo.us/nathis/birds/birdatlas/maintext/0400284.htmConservation status in Missouri Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagicahttp://www.mangoverde.com/birdsound/spec/spec84-66.htmlSound recordings, images and video clips... Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagicahttp://www.kwic.com/~pagodavista/schoolhouse/species/birds/swift.htmImage with nest Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagicahttp://www.kwic.com/~pagodavista/schoolhouse/species/birds/swift.htmImage with nest Common Swift Apus apushttp://swift.il.eu.org/common_swift.htmlVery extensive site about one of my favourite species... This bird is special in many ways. It`s the last to arrive at its northern breeding grounds and the first to leave. For a bird of its size, it can live a long time, and swifts have to known to live for as long as 21 years. It can survive bad weather by entering what is called torpor, a coma-like condition in which its metabolism slows to almost nothing... Common Swift Apus apushttp://swift.utigges.il.eu.org/APUSlife.htmlVirtual magazine devoted to the swift... Common Swift Apus apushttp://www.eurobirding.co.uk/common_swift.HTMEuropean distribution Common Swift Apus apushttp://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/wildfacts/factfiles/3032.shtmlProfile Common Swift Apus apushttp://www.birdsofbritain.co.uk/bird-guide/swift.htmProfile with image Common Swift Apus apushttp://www.birdguides.com/html/vidlib/species/Apus_apus.htmProfile with images Common Swift Apus apushttp://www.junglewalk.com/sound/Swifts-sounds.aspImage and sound recordings Common Swift Apus apushttp://www.mangoverde.com/birdsound/spec/spec84-84.htmlSound recording and images Common Swift Apus apushttp://www.avesphoto.com/website/NA/species/SWFCOM-1.htmGood [in-flight] image Common Swift Apus apushttp://www.oiseaux.net/oiseaux/apodiformes/martinet.noir.htmlSpecies profile and image - in French Common Swift Apus apushttp://oiseauxdeurope.free.fr/affiche_en.php?Especes=9&index=1Images at nest Common Swift Apus apushttp://www.avesphoto.com/website/NA/species/SWFCOM-2.htmAnother excellent [in-flight] image Edible-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus fuciphagushttp://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache:8w9zJEpDJqcJ:turnstonenaturediscovery.com.au/documents/barc%2520web/nest%2520Swiftlet.doc+Edible-nest+Swiftlet&hl=en&ie=UTF-8pdf Essay on ID Edible-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus fuciphagushttp://www.thaiphotographers.com/birdpage/e_swiftlet.htmlImage Fork-tailed Swift Apus pacificushttp://www.avesphoto.com/website/NA/species/SWFPAC-2.htmExcellent [in-flight] image Glossy Swiftlet Collocalia esculentahttp://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache:ZVJaoImH830J:www.deh.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/action/birds2000/pubs/glossy-swiftlet-ci.pdf+Glossy+Swiftlet&hl=en&ie=UTF-8Occurence in Christmas Islands... Glossy Swiftlet Collocalia esculentahttp://www.kingfisher.jp/alcedo/bird_g/bali/DSC_0402.jpgImage Great Dusky Swift Cypseloides senexhttp://www.focusonnature.com/Great%20Dusky%20Swifts.htmDifficult but amazing image House Swift Apus nipalensishttp://www.naturia.per.sg/buloh/birds/Apus_nipalensis.htmFact sheet and image House Swift Apus nipalensishttp://www.mangoverde.com/birdsound/spec/spec84-95.htmlSound recording House Swift Apus nipalensishttp://www.thaiphotographers.com/birdpage/h_swift.htmlImage House Swift Apus nipalensishttp://www.wwf.org.hk/eng/kids/nature_detective/animals/houseswift.htmlVery brief profile and image How to help a grounded swifthttp://www.lahulotte.fr/html/martinet.html...Un martinet tombé à terre n`arrive généralement plus à s`envoler... Little Swift Apus affinishttp://www.pbase.com/image/18605403Excellent close Image Little Swift Apus affinishttp://www.rarebirdphotography.co.uk/Little%20swift%20flight.htmExcellent image Little Swift Apus affinishttp://www.birdguides.com/html/vidlib/species/Apus_affinis.htmProfile and image Martinets de la ville de Bastiahttp://www.geocities.com/martinetsbastia/Ce site constitue le portail de l`action de protection des Martinets de la ville de Bastia (haute-corse). [Conservation of Swifts in Corsica] Mottled Spinetail Telacanthura ussherihttp://web.uct.ac.za/depts/fitzpatrick/docs/r422.htmlComprehensice species account Mountain Swiftlet Aerodramus hirundinaceahttp://www.publish.csiro.au/nid/96/paper/MU00081.htmThe breeding biology of the Mountain Swiftlet, Aerodramus hirundinaceus, in Irian Jaya Pallid Swift Apus pallidushttp://www.eurobirding.co.uk/pallid_swift.HTMEuropean status Pallid Swift Apus pallidushttp://www.fbog.co.uk/descriptions/pallid_swift.htmFieldnotes etc... Pallid Swift Apus pallidushttp://www.mangoverde.com/birdsound/spec/spec84-87.htmlSound Recording Pallid Swift Apus pallidushttp://www.worldbirder.com/photo/photo.asp?PID=631[in-flight] image Pallid Swift Apus pallidushttp://www.naturfotogalerie.de/vogel/11/fse01.htmImage Scarce Swift Schoutedenapus myoptilushttp://web.uct.ac.za/depts/fitzpatrick/docs/r420.htmlComprehensive species account Swiftshttp://www.canberrabirds.dynamite.com.au/swifts.htmID Swifts: High Speed, High Altitude Flyershttp://www.projectwildlife.org/birds.swifts.htmImagine mating while tumbling end over end and falling 500 feet through the air. No, doesn`t appeal to me either! But that`s what white throated swifts seem to do. As for nesting, Phil Unitt`s Bird Atlas Project handbook mentions nest sites under freeway bridges as well as more traditional spots like the cliffs at Torrey Pines. Some nest sites such as one site in Nevada are used over long periods of time, over 54 years, longer than the life spans of the individual birds... Vaux`s Swift Chaetura vauxihttp://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/id/framlst/i4240id.htmlFull species account Vaux`s Swift Chaetura vauxihttp://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/chaetura/c._vauxi$narrative.htmlFully comprehensive species account with references Vaux`s Swift Chaetura vauxihttp://www.canadianbiodiversity.mcgill.ca/english/species/birds/birdpages/cha_vau.htmCanadian distribution Vaux`s Swift Chaetura vauxihttp://www.interaktv.com/birds/speciesaccounts/vauxsswift.htmlLine drawing Vaux`s Swift Chaetura vauxihttp://www.enature.com/fieldguide/showSpeciesIMG.asp?imageID=17480Full profile with image Vaux`s Swift Chaetura vauxihttp://www.avesphoto.com/website/NA/species/SWFVAU-1.htm[good] arial image Vaux`s Swift Chaetura vauxihttp://imnh.isu.edu/digitalatlas/bio/birds/swifts/vasw/vasw_mai.htmProfile White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonarisWhite-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonarisImage White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonarishttp://www.arthurgrosset.com/sabirds/white-collaredswift.htmlImage and notes White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonarishttp://mangoverde.com/birdsound/spec/spec84-12.htmlImage White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonarishttp://www.getteron.com/images/birds/Redigerade%20Brassebilder/whitecollaredswift.htmExcellent image White-rumped Swift Apus cafferhttp://www.mangoverde.com/birdsound/spec/spec84-97.htmlSound recording White-rumped Swift Apus cafferhttp://user.online.be/~ols08677/gallery14.htmLots of images White-rumped Swift Apus cafferhttp://www.eurobirding.co.uk/white_rumped_swift.HTMEuropean occurences White-rumped Swift Apus cafferhttp://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/nature/directive/apus_caffer_en.htmEuropean directives White-rumped Swift Apus cafferhttp://www.worldbirder.com/photo/photo.asp?PID=13Superb [in-hand] image White-rumped Swiftlet Aerodramus spodiopygiushttp://www.wildlife-australia.com/white%20rumped.htmBrief Profile White-rumped Swiftlet Collocalia spodiopygiushttp://www.amonline.net.au/birds/gallery/eggs/102.htmImage of egg White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutushttp://www.austmus.gov.au/factsheets/needletail.htmProfile with some [attractive] images White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutushttp://www.avesphoto.com/website/NA/species/NDTWTH-1.htmSharp arial image White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutushttp://www.cooloolacoastcare.org.au/cooloolabirds/TinCanBay/site3/White-throatedNeedletail.htmLocal sightings... White-throated Swift Aeronautes saxatilishttp://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/id/mlist/h4250.htmlProfile White-throated Swift Aeronautes saxatilishttp://www.stanfordalumni.org/birdsite/text/species/White-throated_Swift.htmlProfile with image [of head] White-throated Swift Aeronautes saxatilishttp://www.interaktv.com/birds/speciesaccounts/whitethroatedswift.html[line drawn] images White-throated Swift Aeronautes saxatilishttp://www.enature.com/fieldguide/showSpeciesIMG.asp?imageID=17478Full profile with excellent image White-throated Swift Aeronautes saxatilishttp://www.avesphoto.com/website/NA/species/SWFWTH-1.htmExcellent in-flight image White-throated Swift Aeronautes saxatilishttp://www.dirkmoerbeek.nl/800/ned/whitethroatedswift.htmSketches White-throated Swift Aeronautes saxatilishttp://imnh.isu.edu/digitalatlas/bio/birds/swifts/wtsw/wtsw_inf.htmProfile White-throated Swift Aeronautes saxatilishttp://www.paulnoll.com/Oregon/Birds/likely-Swift-White-throated.html[painted] images White-throated Swift Aeronautes saxatilishttp://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/bbs/anim/h4250.htmlseasonal distribution White-throated Swift Aeronautes saxatilishttp://birdcentral.net/swift.htmExcellent [in-hand] image White-throated Swift Aeronautes saxatilishttp://royal.okanagan.bc.ca/newsletr/v6n2/v6n2p7.htmlInteraction with climbers Young Common Swifts roosting in foliage of treeshttp://home6.swipnet.se/~w-61325/ConsciousnessTheDetectorApproach/swifts.htmBritish Birds Article: Within a restricted area of about 9 ha in Skurup, South Sweden (10 km from the south coast); I observed Common Swifts Apus apus roosting in the foliage of trees and on a lattice-work mast. The behaviour was concentrated in August, when Common Swifts migrate southwards in Sweden. A few observations (one in May, eight in June, and three in September) were made outside August...
Jonathan Pomroy - Artisthttp://www.hannah-pomroy.supanet.com/swifts_intro.htmThis section of my website is dedicated to swifts. I have long been fascinated by swifts and in June 2001 when my wife bought our first house in Westwood, Wiltshire I had an ideal opportunity to attract them to nest on our house. This allowed me to study swifts in great detail and make sketches of their various flight attitudes throughout the summer. Sketching swifts is a great challenge which accompanies my interest in painting cloud formations, so putting up the swift nestboxes has spawned a whole new series of paintings... |
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