Moluccan Swiftlet vs White-chested Swift

Aerodramus infuscatus 比較対象 Cypseloides lemosi

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Moluccan Swiftlet White-chested Swift
学名 Aerodramus infuscatus Cypseloides lemosi
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 21.2 cm (8.3 in) 30.0 cm (11.8 in)
体重 15.25 g (0.54 oz) 28.400000000000002 g (1.00 oz)
食性 Aerial plankton specialist catching tiny flies, gnats, and airborne spiders in tight acrobatic flight. Obligate aerial forager catching small flies, aphids, winged termites, and airborne spiders on the wing.
一腹卵数 -- --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Moluccan Swiftlet only

None

White-chested Swift only

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Song & Call Comparison

Moluccan Swiftlet

さえずり

Thin twittering; soft 'chip-chip' calls over Maluku islands; echolocation clicks in caves; moderate-pitched for swiftlet; colonial roosts noisy with overlapping calls

White-chested Swift

さえずり

High, thin twittering; soft 'tsit' calls in flight; calls over Colombian waterfalls; very poorly known; thin, reedy contact notes; one of most rarely documented swifts

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Geographic Range & Migration

Moluccan Swiftlet

Found on the Moluccan islands of Indonesia including Halmahera, Seram, and Ambon. Resident in forest and open habitats. Moluccan endemic.

White-chested Swift

Known from Colombia and adjacent Ecuador. One of the world's rarest swifts; recorded at waterfalls in humid forest foothills at 500–1,200 m.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Moluccan Swiftlet

Least Concern

White-chested Swift

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How to Tell Them Apart

Moluccan Swiftlet

羽毛

Small to medium; dark brown-grey upperparts with pale buff rump band; underparts pale whitish-grey; forked tail; North Moluccan endemic; slightly larger than many congeners with relatively prominent pale rump contrasting …

White-chested Swift

羽毛

Black upperparts and wings; distinctive large white chest patch contrasting sharply with black throat and belly; white confined to central breast; Colombian endemic with unique bold bicoloured plumage unlike any …

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About These Birds

Moluccan Swiftlet

A small swiftlet (11 cm) found in the Moluccan Islands of Indonesia. Dark brown plumage. Aerial insectivore, foraging over forest canopy. Colonial cave nester using echolocation. Taxonomy has been revised several times; limited published ecological data.

White-chested Swift

コロンビアアマツバメはコロンビア南部に限定的に生息する希少なアマツバメである。

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