Ashy-tailed Swift vs White-collared Swift

Chaetura andrei 比較対象 Streptoprocne zonaris

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Ashy-tailed Swift White-collared Swift
学名 Chaetura andrei Streptoprocne zonaris
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
保全状況 Vulnerable Least Concern
体長
翼開長 22.3 cm (8.8 in) 42.5 cm (16.7 in)
体重 17.1 g (0.60 oz) 106.45 g (3.75 oz)
食性 Aerial insectivore foraging continuously in flight, taking tiny flies, beetles, and ballooning spiders. Obligate aerial insectivore; gathers small flying insects, winged ants, and airborne spiders during flight.
一腹卵数 -- 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Ashy-tailed Swift only

None

White-collared Swift only

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Song & Call Comparison

Ashy-tailed Swift

さえずり

Dry rattling chatter with sharp staccato onset; brief bursts of clicking notes followed by descending hissing sound.

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

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Geographic Range & Migration

Ashy-tailed Swift

Found in eastern Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and northern Argentina. Partially migratory; moves north in austral winter. Lowland forest.

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.

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保全状況

Vulnerable

Ashy-tailed Swift

Least Concern

White-collared Swift

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How to Tell Them Apart

Ashy-tailed Swift

羽毛

Small; dark sooty-brown overall; distinctly pale ashy-grey rump and tail contrasting with dark body; underparts dark grey-brown; ashy rump and tail the defining feature separating it from other South American …

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 …

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About These Birds

Ashy-tailed Swift

ベネズエラ・ギアナ・トリニダードの低地林に生息する小型アマツバメ(11〜12 cm)で、ブラジル南東部にも別集団が存在。灰褐色の腰と下尾筒を持つ暗い羽衣。棘状の尾先。空中で昆虫を捕食。

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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