Yet another nondescript Chaetura swift that was identified mostly on where it was found and what time of year it was seen in. To be honest I would have had a hard time identifying this if the guide we were with didn't call it. I think he must have heard it too. However, from what I understand, this is the only Chaetura swift found in the Pantanal in August and is the default. Pantanal Brazil.
These very common swifts in North America can be seen in almost any suburban neighborhood as they take advantage of chimneys as a roosting site. There are some roosting sites in North Carolina where thousands can be seen entering and leaving a chimney at dusk and dawn although I have yet to witness the spectacle.
One of the two largest swifts in the Americas, the White-collared Swift is hard to miss and maybe a tad easier to photograph than most of its cousins. I have seen them in a couple places but was only able to grab a few pics in Colombia.
These amazing birds which are found in South America famously roost behind waterfalls, sometimes flying right through the falls. These ones were seen flying around the falls at Veu da Noiva in Chapada dos Guimaraes, Brazil.
They were roosting behind these falls.
For some inexplicable reason this species was at the top of my list when I went to Brazil. I had missed them in Colombia in 2019 and I am a sucker for any bird in the goat-sucker family. These nighthawks are huge as far as nighthawks go. We first saw them in the southern Pantanal flying over a field on our way back after a long day of birding. Then in the northern Pantanal we found a wet field full of them roosting in broad daylight!
