White-rumped Swiftlet vs Great Dusky Swift

Aerodramus spodiopygius comparado con Cypseloides senex

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo White-rumped Swiftlet Great Dusky Swift
Nombre científico Aerodramus spodiopygius Cypseloides senex
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Apodidae Apodidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 23,4 cm (9.2 in) 33,8 cm (13.3 in)
Peso 7,4 g (0.26 oz) 83,0 g (2.93 oz)
Dieta Feeds on aerial plankton including tiny flies and spiders; forages in large noisy flocks above … Feeds on aerial plankton of tiny insects and spiders; entire diet captured during non-stop aerial …
Tamaño de la puesta 1-2 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

White-rumped Swiftlet only

Ninguno

Great Dusky Swift only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

White-rumped Swiftlet

Canto

Rapid thin twittering; high 'tsit-tsit' notes over Pacific islands; echolocation clicks in caves; colonial; produces soft chattering in roost cavities; unremarkable call

Great Dusky Swift

Canto

Loud, churring trill; harsher and louder than other Cypseloides; calls over Iguacu Falls and major Neotropical waterfalls; buzzy 'bzzzt-bzzzt' in aerial groups

Geographic Range & Migration

White-rumped Swiftlet

Found across the southwestern Pacific including Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, and Vanuatu east to the Cook Islands. Resident from coast to mountains.

Great Dusky Swift

Found in eastern South America from Venezuela and the Guianas south to Bolivia and Paraguay. Resident near rocky cliffs and waterfalls.

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

White-rumped Swiftlet

Least Concern

Great Dusky Swift

How to Tell Them Apart

White-rumped Swiftlet

Plumaje

Small; dark brownish-black upperparts with faint gloss; white rump patch contrasting sharply with dark back and tail; underparts pale greyish-white; forked tail; widespread Pacific species with diagnostically bright white rump.

Great Dusky Swift

Plumaje

Very large; entirely dark sooty-brown with pale grey forehead and chin scaling; slightly paler underparts; broad wings; largest Cypseloides swift; South American waterfall specialist with dusky uniform plumage and imposing …

About These Birds

White-rumped Swiftlet

A small swiftlet (10-11 cm) widespread across the western Pacific from the Bismarck Archipelago to Fiji and Samoa. Dark plumage with a conspicuous white rump band. Aerial insectivore. Colonial cave nester using echolocation. One of the most widespread Pacific swiftlets.

Great Dusky Swift

A large swift (18-20 cm) of southeastern Brazil, eastern Paraguay, and northeastern Argentina. Dark sooty-brown plumage. Aerial insectivore, foraging over forested gorges and waterfalls. Nests in large colonies behind waterfalls. The largest member of the genus Cypseloides.

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