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posted October 11th, 2010; last edited October 11th, 2010 –– David Sibley

Identifying Chimney and Vaux’s Swifts by wing shape

For most observers the identification of these two species is simple, and is based entirely on location, with Vaux’s in the west and Chimney in the east. It is extremely rare to see the two species together, which means that few observers ever have the chance to study them in direct comparison, and therefore few [...]