White-tipped Swift vs Great Dusky Swift

Aeronautes montivagus 比較対象 Cypseloides senex

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 White-tipped Swift Great Dusky Swift
学名 Aeronautes montivagus Cypseloides senex
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 23.0 cm (9.1 in) 33.8 cm (13.3 in)
体重 20.21666666666667 g (0.71 oz) 83.0 g (2.93 oz)
食性 Obligate aerial feeder on small insects and arachnids; catches prey in a wide gape during … Feeds on aerial plankton of tiny insects and spiders; entire diet captured during non-stop aerial …
一腹卵数 4-5 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

White-tipped Swift only

Great Dusky Swift only

None

Song & Call Comparison

White-tipped Swift

さえずり

High, pure whistle fading to sibilant ending; soft series of descending notes with slight wavering, rarely heard distinctly.

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-tipped Swift

Found in the Andes and tepuis of Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia at 500–3,000 m. Resident in montane rocky outcrops.

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-tipped Swift

Least Concern

Great Dusky Swift

How to Tell Them Apart

White-tipped Swift

羽毛

Dark blackish-brown; white throat and pale flanks; white tips to secondaries forming a white trailing-edge band on wing; smaller than White-throated Swift; Andean species distinguished by white-tipped secondary pattern.

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-tipped Swift

A medium-sized swift (13-14 cm) found in montane regions from Mexico to Venezuela and Peru. Dark plumage with white tips on the outer tail feathers. Aerial insectivore, foraging over mountain slopes and cloud forests. Often seen in flocks along steep mountain ridges.

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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