Nyanza Swift vs Great Dusky Swift

Apus niansae 比較対象 Cypseloides senex

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Nyanza Swift Great Dusky Swift
学名 Apus niansae Cypseloides senex
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 31.0 cm (12.2 in) 33.8 cm (13.3 in)
体重 32.4 g (1.14 oz) 83.0 g (2.93 oz)
食性 Obligate aerial forager; feeds entirely on the wing on small flying insects, midges, and airborne … Feeds on aerial plankton of tiny insects and spiders; entire diet captured during non-stop aerial …
一腹卵数 1-3 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Nyanza Swift only

Great Dusky Swift only

Song & Call Comparison

Nyanza Swift

さえずり

High, thin sibilant trill with insect-like quality; barely perceptible rapid modulation of a single high-pitched note.

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

Nyanza Swift

Found in East Africa from Ethiopia and Sudan south to Uganda and Kenya. Resident or intra-African migrant in open savanna near Lake Victoria.

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

Nyanza Swift

Least Concern

Great Dusky Swift

How to Tell Them Apart

Nyanza Swift

羽毛

Dark sooty-brown overall; pale whitish chin and throat patch; underparts slightly paler brown; moderately forked tail; East African species similar to Common Swift but slightly paler below with a subtly …

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

Nyanza Swift

ニアンサアマツバメは東アフリカとエチオピア高原に生息し、岩の崖で繁殖するアマツバメである。

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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