House Swift vs Great Dusky Swift

Apus nipalensis 比較対象 Cypseloides senex

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 House Swift Great Dusky Swift
学名 Apus nipalensis Cypseloides senex
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 26.0 cm (10.2 in) 33.8 cm (13.3 in)
体重 28.15 g (0.99 oz) 83.0 g (2.93 oz)
食性 Obligate aerial forager catching small flies, aphids, winged termites, and airborne spiders on the wing. Feeds on aerial plankton of tiny insects and spiders; entire diet captured during non-stop aerial …
一腹卵数 1-5 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

House Swift only

None

Great Dusky Swift only

None

Song & Call Comparison

House Swift

さえずり

Soft, melodic warbling phrase with flowing quality; gentle notes weaving smoothly, typical of damp tropical forest mornings.

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

House Swift

Found from Afghanistan east through South and Southeast Asia to Japan and Indonesia. Common in urban areas and hill country up to 2,500 m.

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

House Swift

Least Concern

Great Dusky Swift

How to Tell Them Apart

House Swift

羽毛

Small; dark sooty-brown; white rump patch; white throat; underparts dark; square-ended tail; East and Southeast Asian colonial swift; closely resembles Little Swift but slightly larger and marginally different in rump …

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

House Swift

ヒマラヤコシジロアマツバメはヒマラヤから東南アジアにかけて分布し、山岳地帯の岩壁で繁殖する。

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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