White-rumped Swiftlet vs Great Dusky Swift

Aerodramus spodiopygius 比較対象 Cypseloides senex

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 White-rumped Swiftlet Great Dusky Swift
学名 Aerodramus spodiopygius Cypseloides senex
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 23.4 cm (9.2 in) 33.8 cm (13.3 in)
体重 7.4 g (0.26 oz) 83.0 g (2.93 oz)
食性 Feeds on aerial plankton including tiny flies and spiders; forages in large noisy flocks above … Feeds on aerial plankton of tiny insects and spiders; entire diet captured during non-stop aerial …
一腹卵数 1-2 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

White-rumped Swiftlet only

None

Great Dusky Swift only

None

Song & Call Comparison

White-rumped Swiftlet

さえずり

Rapid thin twittering; high 'tsit-tsit' notes over Pacific islands; echolocation clicks in caves; colonial; produces soft chattering in roost cavities; unremarkable call

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

Geographic Range & Migration

White-rumped Swiftlet

Found across the southwestern Pacific including Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, and Vanuatu east to the Cook Islands. Resident from coast to mountains.

Great Dusky Swift

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

保全状況

Least Concern

White-rumped Swiftlet

Least Concern

Great Dusky Swift

How to Tell Them Apart

White-rumped Swiftlet

羽毛

Small; dark brownish-black upperparts with faint gloss; white rump patch contrasting sharply with dark back and tail; underparts pale greyish-white; forked tail; widespread Pacific species with diagnostically bright white rump.

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 …

About These Birds

White-rumped Swiftlet

シロアナツバメは太平洋諸島に広く分布し、腰部の白色が特徴的なアナツバメである。

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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