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Chestnut-collared swift

Streptoprocne rutila (Vieillot, 1817)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The chestnut-collared swift (Streptoprocne rutila) is a species in the family Apodidae, order Apodiformes. Recorded adults weigh 19.6 g to 20.6 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Chestnut-collared swift (Streptoprocne rutila)
Photo: Steve Garvie from Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the chestnut-collared swift

Weight
19.6 g – 20.6 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
23 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
2src for Young per litter or clutch
Litters or clutches a year
2src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Aerialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Partialsrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the chestnut-collared swift live?

Not recorded

What is the chestnut-collared swift?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

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.

From the Wikipedia article “Chestnut-collared swift” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chestnut-collared_swift&oldid=1320601609), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the chestnut-collared swift endangered?

The chestnut-collared swift is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the chestnut-collared swift classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderApodiformes
  5. familyApodidae
  6. genusStreptoprocne
  7. SpeciesStreptoprocne rutila (Vieillot, 1817)

Synonyms Chaetura nubicola, Chaetura rutila, Cypseloides rutilus, Cypseloides rutilus, Cypseloides rutilus, Cypseloides rutilus rutila, Hirundo rutila, Streptoprocne rutila nubicola

Other names and names in other languages (33)
  • سمامة صهباء الطوقArabic
  • falciot coll-roigCatalan
  • rorýs hnědohrdlýCzech
  • Rødkravet SejlerDanish
  • RothalsseglerGerman
  • rufkola apodoEsperanto
  • Vencejo cuellirrojoSpanish
  • Vencejo CuellicastañoSpanish
  • Vencejo Cuello CastañoSpanish
  • Vencejo de Cuello CastañoSpanish
  • punakael-kosepiiritajaEstonian
  • kastanjakiitäjäFinnish
  • Martinet à collier rouxFrench
  • riđogrla čiopaCroatian
  • vöröstorkú sarlósfecskeHungarian
  • Rondone collare castanoItalian
  • Rondone dal collare castagnoItalian
  • クリエリムジアマツバメJapanese
  • rudakaklis amerikinis čiurlysLithuanian
  • baltkakla svīreLatvian
  • BruinkraaggierzwaluwDutch
  • rødhalsseilerNorwegian
  • lotniarz rdzawoszyiPolish
  • andorinhão-de-coleira-ruivaPortuguese
  • taperuçu-de-coleira-castanhaPortuguese
  • Каштановогрудый стрижRussian
  • Красношейный американский стрижRussian
  • sadziar hrdzavokrkýSlovak
  • kastanjeseglareSwedish
  • Kızıl Gerdanlı EbabilTurkish
  • свіфт рудошиїйUkrainian
  • 栗領黑雨燕Chinese
  • 栗领黑雨燕Chinese

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Relatives of the chestnut-collared swift

Other species in the same genus Streptoprocne.

LC, Least Concern

Tepui swift

Streptoprocne phelpsi

ApodidaeNo free photo yet

LC, Least Concern

Biscutate swift

Streptoprocne biscutata

ApodidaeNo free photo yet

LC, Least Concern

White-naped swift

Streptoprocne semicollaris

ApodidaeNo free photo yet

CompareChestnut-collared swift vs White-collared swiftChestnut-collared swift vs Tepui swiftChestnut-collared swift vs Biscutate swiftChestnut-collared swift vs White-naped swift

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the chestnut-collared swift?

An adult chestnut-collared swift weighs 19.6 g – 20.6 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the chestnut-collared swift endangered?

The chestnut-collared swift is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the chestnut-collared swift?

The chestnut-collared swift (Streptoprocne rutila) belongs to the family Apodidae in the order Apodiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Chestnut-collared swift (Streptoprocne rutila). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/chestnut-collared-swift

MLA

“Chestnut-collared swift (Streptoprocne rutila).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/chestnut-collared-swift.

BibTeX
@misc{chestnut_collared_swift_2026,
  title = {Chestnut-collared swift (Streptoprocne rutila)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/chestnut-collared-swift},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}