Lesser Antillean Swift
A species of New World Needle-tailed Swifts Scientific name : Chaetura martinica Genus : New World Needle-tailed Swifts
Lesser Antillean Swift, A species of New World Needle-tailed Swifts
Botanical name: Chaetura martinica
Genus: New World Needle-tailed Swifts
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Description
Photo By Don Roberson 
Description
The lesser Antillean swift (Chaetura martinica) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It breeds on Dominica, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent. There is a possible record from Nevis. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest. 
Size
10 cm
Feeding Habits
Lesser Antillean Swift, a swift species, consumes insects in mid-flight using aerial foraging. It showcases unique aerial agility to catch prey, preferring flying insects with diurnal feeding times. The diet is insectivorous, with no special dietary adaptations highlighted.
Habitat
The lesser Antillean Swift primarily occupies tropical lowland evergreen forests and likely ventures into secondary forests. Its habitat encompasses the airspace above mature wet forests and secondary growth, areas crucial for its foraging activities. While dependent on the lush canopy of wetter regions, lesser Antillean Swift also frequents lower, drier landscapes, particularly when their preferred habitats experience significant rainfall.
Dite type
Insectivorous
Photo By Don Roberson 
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Swifts and hummingbirds Family
Swifts Species
Lesser Antillean Swift 
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