Black-capped Swallow vs African Red-rumped Swallow

Atticora pileata مقارنةً بـ Cecropis melanocrissus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Black-capped Swallow African Red-rumped Swallow
الاسم العلمي Atticora pileata Cecropis melanocrissus
الرتبة Passeriformes Passeriformes
الفصيلة Hirundinidae Hirundinidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Not Evaluated
الطول
طول الجناح 18,7 cm (7.4 in)
الوزن 12,5 g (0.44 oz) 26,25 g (0.93 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 4 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Black-capped Swallow only

بلا

African Red-rumped Swallow only

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Black-capped Swallow

Not Evaluated

African Red-rumped Swallow

About These Birds

Black-capped Swallow

The Black-capped Swallow is a Central American swallow restricted to highland cloud forests and their edges in Guatemala and adjacent Chiapas, Mexico, with a distinctive black cap, white underparts, and steel-blue upperparts. It inhabits the airspace over highland forests and forest clearings at elevations above 1,500 meters, feeding on flying insects caught in aerial sallies.

African Red-rumped Swallow

The African Red-rumped Swallow is a swallow of the Hirundinidae family, weighing around 26 g. It is identified by its distinctive rufous rump and undertail, and inhabits open country and rocky areas across Africa where it catches insects on the wing.

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