Blyth's Swift vs Great Dusky Swift

Apus leuconyx 比較対象 Cypseloides senex

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Blyth's Swift Great Dusky Swift
学名 Apus leuconyx Cypseloides senex
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
保全状況 Not Evaluated Least Concern
体長
翼開長 33.8 cm (13.3 in)
体重 42.949999999999996 g (1.52 oz) 83.0 g (2.93 oz)
食性 Obligate aerial insectivore; takes small flies, beetles, and aerial spiders in swooping fast-flight passes. Feeds on aerial plankton of tiny insects and spiders; entire diet captured during non-stop aerial …
一腹卵数 2-3 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Blyth's Swift only

None

Great Dusky Swift only

None

Song & Call Comparison

Blyth's Swift

さえずり

Loud, piercing screech with shrill metallic quality; powerful prolonged calls audible from considerable distances in open sky.

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

Blyth's Swift

Found from Central Asia and the Himalayas east to China and southeastern Russia. Migratory; winters in South and Southeast Asia.

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

Not Evaluated

Blyth's Swift

Least Concern

Great Dusky Swift

How to Tell Them Apart

Blyth's Swift

羽毛

Dark blackish-brown upperparts; white rump patch; white throat; underparts dark brown; deeply forked tail; recently described species closely related to Pacific Swift; separation based on molecular and biometric characters.

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

Blyth's Swift

シロツメアマツバメは中央アジアから南アジアにかけて分布し、白い爪が特徴的なアマツバメである。

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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