Atiu Swiftlet vs Great Dusky Swift

Aerodramus sawtelli 比較対象 Cypseloides senex

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Atiu Swiftlet Great Dusky Swift
学名 Aerodramus sawtelli Cypseloides senex
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
保全状況 Vulnerable Least Concern
体長
翼開長 23.2 cm (9.1 in) 33.8 cm (13.3 in)
体重 8.6 g (0.30 oz) 83.0 g (2.93 oz)
食性 Small aerial insectivore feeding on minute flying insects and spiders; forages over forest canopy and … Feeds on aerial plankton of tiny insects and spiders; entire diet captured during non-stop aerial …
一腹卵数 2 1-2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Atiu Swiftlet only

Great Dusky Swift only

None

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Song & Call Comparison

Atiu Swiftlet

さえずり

Very high thin twittering; 'tsit' calls over Cook Islands; audible echolocation clicks inside Atiu makatea caves; vulnerable endemic; vocal near cave entrances only

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

Atiu Swiftlet

Endemic to Atiu Island in the southern Cook Islands. Resident on this single island; nests in limestone caves. Small and vulnerable population.

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

Vulnerable

Atiu Swiftlet

Least Concern

Great Dusky Swift

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How to Tell Them Apart

Atiu Swiftlet

羽毛

Tiny; dark grey-brown upperparts; pale grey rump band; underparts whitish-grey; forked tail; Cook Islands endemic restricted to Atiu Island; extremely small range and vulnerable status; plumage similar to Polynesian Swiftlet.

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

Atiu Swiftlet

アチウアナツバメはクック諸島固有の希少なアナツバメで、個体数が少なく保護が必要な種である。

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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