Smoky needle-tails inhabit forested spaces and cities.
Habitats and migrations of the smoky deaf tail
Smoky needle tails live in forests, where they inhabit tree hollows and rock crevices. Currently, these birds can be found in human settlements. They often find refuge on the walls of buildings.
According to Canadian ecologist Ted Chesky, there are currently almost no suitable breeding grounds for these birds.
In winter, the Clouded Needletail migrates to Central and South America. It flies to the northeastern regions of Peru and the upper reaches of the Amazonian lowland.
Features of the behavior of the smoky needletail
Clouded needle tails are one of the fastest birds. In flight, they develop a speed of about 170 kilometers per hour. On flights in spring and autumn, smoky swifts fly much slower, stopping to feed and rest.
The smoky needletail is an American bird of the swift family.
Therefore, the road to the nesting sites takes a long period of time. In autumn, birds flock into huge flocks of thousands of birds. With the onset of dusk, they gather near the old chimneys in the factory buildings, and at nightfall they rush into the chimney for the night. All this mass of birds fits in one pipe.
In this case, it is convenient to catch the birds for ringing in order to track their further movement to the wintering areas. Collective overnight stays are massive gatherings where swifts sit tightly huddled together.
The stove needle-tail overwinters in South America in the upper reaches of the Amazon.
Hollow trees, rocky crevices, abandoned wells, large mines, chimneys of fireplaces can serve as refuge for birds.
Eating the smoky needletail
The smoky needletail feeds on insects. It catches its prey on the fly in the daytime, usually during the day. With the onset of darkness, he returns to the colony.
The bird nests in eastern North America from southern Canada to Florida.
Reasons for the decrease in the number of smoky needletail
The main reason for the decline in the Clouded Needletail population is the lack of breeding grounds. In the forests, there are fewer and fewer hollow trees suitable for building nests. Therefore, more and more smoky swifts nest in chimneys. This is how the second name appeared - stove needle-tails.
But even houses with chimneys are becoming less and less, so nesting sites must be protected from ruin. If smoky needle-tails have settled in the chimney, then you should refuse to kindle the fireplace before the chicks leave, so that the birds can feed the offspring.
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