Swoop
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About
- Common Names
- Swoop
- Swoops are a family of insectivorous birds known for their ability to catch flying insects in the air. They will make diving pendulum manoeuvres while hunting.
Description
- Classification
- Bird
- Size
- Appearance
- Sexual Dimorphism
- Variance
- Swoops display a variety of colours; the most common being a rich blue and gold flecked plumage.
Ecology
- Habitat
- Tropical to sub-arctic latitudes, in nearly any biome that contains vertical cliffs, or trees upon which they can nest.
- Diet
- Insects, some fruits, or seeds.
Behaviour
- Social grouping
- Small flocks near nesting grounds, Solitary, or Mated pairs.
- Temperament
- They are generally friendly towards other creatures, and have been tamed for pest control in orchards and gardens.
- Intelligence
- Animal
- Reproduction
- A female swoop will make a nest out of clay attached to a tree, cliff, wall, or ledge, and brood 2-4 eggs every spring.
Sub-Species
- Cliff Swoop
- Generally yellow to golden plumes, with grey or white throats, bellies and underside of their wings and V-shaped tail. This variety makes nests out of dabbed mud attached to cliffs or other suitable vertical surfaces.
- Tree Swoop
- Blue and gold flecked colouration, with white throats, bellies, and under side of wings and tail, with a pair of long slender tail plumes tipped with a golden spot. This sub-species makes nests in tall open canopied trees.
Domestication
- General
- Some varieties have been domesticated for pest control in orchards.
- Resources
- Eggs, Feathers, Meat
