Whitehead's Swiftlet vs Great Dusky Swift

Aerodramus whiteheadi 比較対象 Cypseloides senex

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Whitehead's Swiftlet Great Dusky Swift
学名 Aerodramus whiteheadi Cypseloides senex
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
保全状況 Data Deficient Least Concern
体長
翼開長 27.2 cm (10.7 in) 33.8 cm (13.3 in)
体重 14.0 g (0.49 oz) 83.0 g (2.93 oz)
食性 Aerial plankton feeder taking tiny midges, fungus gnats, and ballooning spiders in rapid coursing flights. Feeds on aerial plankton of tiny insects and spiders; entire diet captured during non-stop aerial …
一腹卵数 -- 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Whitehead's Swiftlet only

None

Great Dusky Swift only

None

Song & Call Comparison

Whitehead's Swiftlet

さえずり

Thin twittering; 'chip-chip' calls over Borneo highlands; echolocation clicks in cave roosts; data deficient; calls poorly documented from remote Bornean montane habitat

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

Whitehead's Swiftlet

Endemic to the highlands of Borneo at 800–3,000 m. Resident in montane forest on Mount Kinabalu and the Crocker Range.

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

Data Deficient

Whitehead's Swiftlet

Least Concern

Great Dusky Swift

How to Tell Them Apart

Whitehead's Swiftlet

羽毛

Small; dark brownish-grey upperparts; pale buff-grey rump band; underparts pale grey-white; forked tail; Philippine endemic from Luzon; data-deficient species differing from Philippine Swiftlet mainly in habitat preference and island range.

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

Whitehead's Swiftlet

A small swiftlet (11-12 cm) endemic to the mountains of northern Luzon, Philippines. Dark plumage with a pale rump. Aerial insectivore of montane forest canopy above 1,000 m. Colonial cave nester using echolocation. Named after John Whitehead. Poorly known.

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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