Mayr's Swiftlet vs White-chested Swift

Aerodramus orientalis 比較対象 Cypseloides lemosi

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Mayr's Swiftlet White-chested Swift
学名 Aerodramus orientalis Cypseloides lemosi
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
保全状況 Data Deficient Least Concern
体長
翼開長 25.0 cm (9.8 in) 30.0 cm (11.8 in)
体重 13.3 g (0.47 oz) 28.400000000000002 g (1.00 oz)
食性 Feeds aerially on tiny flying insects and drifting spiders; often forages in mixed-species flocks over … 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

Mayr's Swiftlet only

None

White-chested Swift only

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Song & Call Comparison

Mayr's Swiftlet

さえずり

Thin twittering calls; 'tsit-tsit' notes; echolocation clicks used in caves; data deficient species from Melanesia; poorly documented; calls indistinguishable from related species

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

Mayr's Swiftlet

Found in the mountains of New Guinea (Jayawijaya and Saruwaged ranges) at 1,500–3,400 m. Resident in montane forest. Poorly known.

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

Data Deficient

Mayr's Swiftlet

Least Concern

White-chested Swift

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How to Tell Them Apart

Mayr's Swiftlet

羽毛

Small; dark brownish-grey upperparts with slight gloss; pale grey rump band; underparts pale whitish-grey; forked tail; Eastern Melanesian swiftlet; closely resembles Uniform Swiftlet but differs in rump contrast and geographic …

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

Mayr's Swiftlet

モルッカアナツバメはモルッカ諸島と周辺島嶼に生息する固有のアナツバメである。

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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