Do not perch horizontally – cling to vertical surfaces
Narrow tips on rectrices to help cling
Pamprodactyl – hallux can rotate to face forwards
Approximate Hatch Weights:
~1.5g at hatching
~3g by 3 days old
~21g by 18 days old
Order: Caprimulgiformes
Family: Apodidae
Common Name: Swifts
Region: Western
Chick Type: Altricial
Down: Naked
Skin Color: Pink
Bill: Short and gray to black
Foot Type: Pamprodactyl
Gape: Pink
Gape Flanges: None
Iris: Dark brown
Legs and Feet: Pink to gray legs and feet
Video by Dk McGee, American Heritage Wildlife Foundation
Video by Jen Osburn Eliot, Wildlife Images Rehab Center
~2nd Week
Photo by Kelley Ward
~3rd Week
Photo by Jen Osburn Eliot, Wildlife Images Rehab Center
~3rd Week
Photo by Jen Osburn Eliot, Wildlife Images Rehab Center
~3rd Week - avg 16g
Photo by Kelley Ward
~3rd Week
Photo by anonymous contributor
~3rd Week - 18g
Photo by Dk McGee, American Heritage Wildlife Foundation
~3rd Week
Photo from the American Heritage Wildlife Foundation
~3rd Week
Photo by Dk McGee, American Heritage Wildlife Foundation
~4th Week
Photo by Jen Osburn Eliot, Wildlife Images Rehab Center
~4th Week
Photo by Jen Osburn Eliot, Wildlife Images Rehab Center
~4th Week
Photo by Jen Osburn Eliot, Wildlife Images Rehab Center
~4th Week
Photo by Jen Osburn Eliot, Wildlife Images Rehab Center
~4th Week
Photo by Jen Osburn Eliot, Wildlife Images Rehab Center
~4th Week
Photo by Jen Osburn Eliot, Wildlife Images Rehab Center
~4th Week
Photo by Jen Osburn Eliot, Wildlife Images Rehab Center
~4th Week
Photo by Jen Osburn Eliot, Wildlife Images Rehab Center
~4th Week
Photo from the American Heritage Wildlife Foundation
>4 Weeks
Photo from the American Heritage Wildlife Foundation
>4 Weeks
Photo from the American Heritage Wildlife Foundation
>4 Weeks
Photo from the American Heritage Wildlife Foundation
>4 Weeks
Photo from the American Heritage Wildlife Foundation
>4 Weeks
Photo from the American Heritage Wildlife Foundation
>4 Weeks
Photo from the American Heritage Wildlife Foundation
>4 Weeks
Photo by Jen Osburn Eliot, Wildlife Images Rehab Center