Ashy-tailed Swift vs Black Spinetail

Chaetura andrei 比較対象 Telacanthura melanopygia

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Ashy-tailed Swift Black Spinetail
学名 Chaetura andrei Telacanthura melanopygia
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
保全状況 Vulnerable Least Concern
体長
翼開長 22.3 cm (8.8 in) 32.4 cm (12.8 in)
体重 17.1 g (0.60 oz) 52.0 g (1.83 oz)
食性 Aerial insectivore foraging continuously in flight, taking tiny flies, beetles, and ballooning spiders. High-speed aerial insectivore catching small flying insects and aerial spiders during fast sustained flight.
一腹卵数 -- --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Ashy-tailed Swift only

None

Black Spinetail 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.

Black Spinetail

さえずり

Deep, resonant chattering with gravelly undertones; series of rough churring notes interspersed with sharp screaming calls.

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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.

Black Spinetail

Found in West and Central Africa from Nigeria and Cameroon east to Uganda. Resident in lowland rainforest and forest edge.

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保全状況

Vulnerable

Ashy-tailed Swift

Least Concern

Black Spinetail

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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 …

Black Spinetail

羽毛

Large; entirely black plumage with slight gloss; black rump unlike white-rumped congeners; underparts dark; spiny tail; West African forest species; all-black coloration with no contrasting markings distinguishes it from all …

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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。

Black Spinetail

A medium-sized spinetail swift (14-15 cm) of lowland rainforests in West and Central Africa. All-dark plumage. Spine-tipped tail for bracing against tree trunks. Aerial insectivore, foraging above the forest canopy. Nests inside hollow trees. Uncommon and seldom observed.

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