African Red-rumped Swallow vs Black-collared Swallow

Cecropis melanocrissus comparé à Pygochelidon melanoleuca

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut African Red-rumped Swallow Black-collared Swallow
Nom scientifique Cecropis melanocrissus Pygochelidon melanoleuca
Ordre Passeriformes Passeriformes
Famille Hirundinidae Hirundinidae
Statut de conservation Not Evaluated Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 18,3 cm (7.2 in)
Poids 26,25 g (0.93 oz) 11,025 g (0.39 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 2-3 3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Aucun(e)

African Red-rumped Swallow only

Black-collared Swallow only

Aucun(e)

Statut de conservation

Not Evaluated

African Red-rumped Swallow

Least Concern

Black-collared Swallow

About These Birds

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.

Black-collared Swallow

The Black-collared Swallow is a distinctive South American swallow with glossy blue-black upperparts, white underparts, and a broad black collar across the upper breast. It inhabits rocky rivers and fast-flowing streams in lowland tropical forests and adjacent areas from Colombia and Venezuela south through Amazonian Brazil, often nesting in crevices of riverside rocks. It feeds on flying insects caught over water.

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