Birds of Costa Rica

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Genus: Streptoprocne (2 species, 5 worldwide)


Chestnut-collared Swift
Chestnut-collared Swift (Streptoprocne rutila brunnitorques)
La Romera, Itagui, Antioquia, Colombia   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.
A smaller swift sometimes seen with groups of White-collared Swift. Note chestnut collar on male.
Male on nest.

White-collared Swift
White-collared Swift (Streptoprocne zonaris subtropicalis)
La Romera, Itagui, Antioquia, Colombia
  The white collar can be seen in flight. 		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.
The largest and also the most common swift; sometimes seen very high in groups of hundreds.
Additional photo.
From below.

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