Philippine Swiftlet vs Great Dusky Swift

Aerodramus mearnsi 比較対象 Cypseloides senex

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Philippine Swiftlet Great Dusky Swift
学名 Aerodramus mearnsi Cypseloides senex
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 21.8 cm (8.6 in) 33.8 cm (13.3 in)
体重 11.5 g (0.41 oz) 83.0 g (2.93 oz)
食性 Obligate aerial feeder on microscopic flying insects and spiders; highly social forager over tropical forest. Feeds on aerial plankton of tiny insects and spiders; entire diet captured during non-stop aerial …
一腹卵数 4 1-2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Philippine Swiftlet only

None

Great Dusky Swift only

None

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Song & Call Comparison

Philippine Swiftlet

さえずり

High twittering trill; thin 'tsit-tsit' notes over Philippine mountains; echolocation clicks in cave roosts; calls softly; flock produces chattering at roost; unremarkable vocalizations

Great Dusky Swift

さえずり

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

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Geographic Range & Migration

Philippine Swiftlet

Endemic to the Philippines, found on Luzon, Mindanao, Mindoro, and adjacent islands. Resident in lowland and hill forest and open areas.

Great Dusky Swift

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

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保全状況

Least Concern

Philippine Swiftlet

Least Concern

Great Dusky Swift

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How to Tell Them Apart

Philippine Swiftlet

羽毛

Small; dark grey-brown upperparts with faint gloss; pale grey rump band; underparts greyish-white; moderately forked tail; Philippine endemic using echolocation; echolocation ability distinguishes Aerodramus from Collocalia swiftlets.

Great Dusky Swift

羽毛

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 …

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About These Birds

Philippine Swiftlet

フィリピン山岳アナツバメはフィリピンのミンダナオ島に生息する固有の高地性アナツバメである。

Great Dusky Swift

グレートダスキースウィフトはブラジルとアルゼンチンに分布し、大きな滝の周辺で繁殖するアマツバメである。

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