Pale-rumped Swift vs Chestnut-collared Swift

Chaetura egregia comparado con Streptoprocne rutila

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Pale-rumped Swift Chestnut-collared Swift
Nombre científico Chaetura egregia Streptoprocne rutila
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Apodidae Apodidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 23,4 cm (9.2 in) 26,0 cm (10.2 in)
Peso 23,68 g (0.84 oz) 21,8 g (0.77 oz)
Dieta Obligate aerial insectivore; gathers small flying insects, winged ants, and airborne spiders during flight. Entirely airborne feeder on tiny flies, gnats, and airborne arachnids; one of the most aerial …
Tamaño de la puesta -- 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Pale-rumped Swift only

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Chestnut-collared Swift only

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Song & Call Comparison

Pale-rumped Swift

Canto

Breathy, rippling chatter with airy quality; light twittering notes loosely strung together in relaxed arrhythmic sequences.

Chestnut-collared Swift

Canto

High, screaming trill; rapid 'scree-scree' in flight; shrill and penetrating; calls over Neotropical mountains and canyon edges; alarm a rapid screeching chatter

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Geographic Range & Migration

Pale-rumped Swift

Found in the western Amazon basin from eastern Peru and Bolivia east to central Brazil. Resident in lowland tropical forest near rivers.

Chestnut-collared Swift

Found from Mexico and the Caribbean south through Central America and South America to Argentina. Resident in highlands near mountain cliffs.

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Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Pale-rumped Swift

Least Concern

Chestnut-collared Swift

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How to Tell Them Apart

Pale-rumped Swift

Plumaje

Small; dark sooty-brown upperparts; distinctively very pale whitish rump strongly contrasting with dark back; underparts dark grey-brown; short spiny tail; Amazonian species with one of the most striking white rumps …

Chestnut-collared Swift

Plumaje

Dark blackish-brown body with diagnostic rich chestnut collar encircling entire neck; collar bold and complete; underparts slightly paler brown; small swift with striking warm-toned neck band contrasting vividly with dark …

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About These Birds

Pale-rumped Swift

Vencejo pálido (Chaetura egregia), 11–12 cm. Plumaje gris pardo; rabadilla y vientre notablemente pálidos. Cola corta. Habita en bosques de tierras bajas de la cuenca amazónica (Perú, Brasil). Vuela en grupos. Especie poco conocida, posiblemente subespecífica de otros vencejos afines.

Chestnut-collared Swift

A small swift (13-14 cm) found from Mexico through Central America and South America to Bolivia and Brazil. Dark plumage with a distinctive chestnut collar and throat. Aerial insectivore, often foraging in mixed-species swift flocks over forests and highlands.

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