Whitehead's Swiftlet vs White-collared Swift

Aerodramus whiteheadi 比較対象 Streptoprocne zonaris

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Whitehead's Swiftlet White-collared Swift
学名 Aerodramus whiteheadi Streptoprocne zonaris
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
保全状況 Data Deficient Least Concern
体長
翼開長 27.2 cm (10.7 in) 42.5 cm (16.7 in)
体重 14.0 g (0.49 oz) 106.45 g (3.75 oz)
食性 Aerial plankton feeder taking tiny midges, fungus gnats, and ballooning spiders in rapid coursing flights. Obligate aerial insectivore; gathers small flying insects, winged ants, and airborne spiders during flight.
一腹卵数 -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Whitehead's Swiftlet only

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White-collared Swift only

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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

White-collared Swift

さえずり

Loud, screaming 'shreee-shreee'; powerful screeching trill; calls from large flocks over mountains; very audible; one of the loudest Neotropical swifts; alarm a harsh rattle

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.

White-collared Swift

Found from Mexico south through Central America to South America east of the Andes, reaching Bolivia and southern Brazil. Often in large flocks.

保全状況

Data Deficient

Whitehead's Swiftlet

Least Concern

White-collared 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.

White-collared Swift

羽毛

Large; glossy blue-black plumage with bold broad white collar encircling entire neck; collar clean and complete; underparts black; large slightly forked tail; among the most recognisable Neotropical swifts due to …

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.

White-collared Swift

ホワイトカラードスウィフトはラテンアメリカ全域の山岳地帯に広く分布し、白い首輪が特徴的な大型のアマツバメである。

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