What does the Red-chested Swallow eat?
Cecropis semirufa
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Diet overview
Insectivore
How it forages
Exclusively aerial insectivores, catching insects on the wing. They forage in open air, often at varying heights, sometimes low over water or fields, and higher up when thermals are present. Diet consists mainly of flies, beetles, ants, and other small flying insects.
When it feeds
Diurnal.
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