Chapman's Swift vs White-chested Swift

Chaetura chapmani 比較対象 Cypseloides lemosi

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Chapman's Swift White-chested Swift
学名 Chaetura chapmani Cypseloides lemosi
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 24.6 cm (9.7 in) 30.0 cm (11.8 in)
体重 23.416666666666668 g (0.83 oz) 28.400000000000002 g (1.00 oz)
食性 Obligate aerial forager; feeds entirely on the wing on small flying insects, midges, and airborne … Obligate aerial forager catching small flies, aphids, winged termites, and airborne spiders on the wing.
一腹卵数 2-3 --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Chapman's Swift only

White-chested Swift only

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Song & Call Comparison

Chapman's Swift

さえずり

Quick, bubbling series of soft chips; pleasant liquid twittering with slightly buzzy edges, delivered during aerial display.

White-chested Swift

さえずり

High, thin twittering; soft 'tsit' calls in flight; calls over Colombian waterfalls; very poorly known; thin, reedy contact notes; one of most rarely documented swifts

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Geographic Range & Migration

Chapman's Swift

Found in Trinidad and Tobago and northern South America from Colombia and Venezuela south to northeastern Brazil. Resident in lowland forest.

White-chested Swift

Known from Colombia and adjacent Ecuador. One of the world's rarest swifts; recorded at waterfalls in humid forest foothills at 500–1,200 m.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Chapman's Swift

Least Concern

White-chested Swift

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How to Tell Them Apart

Chapman's Swift

羽毛

Small; dark sooty-brown overall; rump slightly paler grey-brown than back; underparts dark brown; short spiny tail; Amazonian species intermediate in plumage between Chimney Swift and Band-rumped Swift; relatively poorly differentiated …

White-chested Swift

羽毛

Black upperparts and wings; distinctive large white chest patch contrasting sharply with black throat and belly; white confined to central breast; Colombian endemic with unique bold bicoloured plumage unlike any …

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About These Birds

Chapman's Swift

中米から南米北部・トリニダードの森林に生息する小型アマツバメ(12〜13 cm)。灰色の腰を持つ暗い羽衣。棘状の尾。空中で昆虫を捕食。識別が難しい種。

White-chested Swift

コロンビアアマツバメはコロンビア南部に限定的に生息する希少なアマツバメである。

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