| Collins, C. T. 2002. Notes on the biology of the Band-rumped Swift in Trinidad. Department of Life Sciences, University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Occasional Paper 11:138-143. ABSTRACT.--The Band-rumped Swift (Chaetura spinicauda) in Trinidad has a breeding and moult cycle coinciding with the dry season flowering period. This differs from the early rainy season breeding period of other swift species and can represent a type of seasonal resource partitioning. Breeding may be biannual. RESUMEN.--El Vencejo Lomiblanco (Chaetura spinicauda) en Trinidad tiene un per�odo de nidificaci�n y muda que coincide con el per�odo de floraci�n de la estaci�n seca. Este difiere de las otras especies de vencejos las cuales anidan a comienzo de la estaci�n lluviosa y puede representar un tipo de repartici�n estacional de recursos. La nidificaci�n puede ser bianual. KEY WORDS.--Apodidae, Band-rumped Swift, Chaetura spinicauda, Trinidad, body mass, moult, biannual breeding season |
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| STUDIES IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO ORNITHOLOGY HONOURING RICHARD FFRENCH Edited by Floyd E. Hayes and Stanley A. Temple Department of Life Sciences, University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Occasional Paper 11, 2002 |