Chapman's Swift vs Great Dusky Swift

Chaetura chapmani 比較対象 Cypseloides senex

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Chapman's Swift Great Dusky Swift
学名 Chaetura chapmani Cypseloides senex
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 24.6 cm (9.7 in) 33.8 cm (13.3 in)
体重 23.416666666666668 g (0.83 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 2-3 1-2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Chapman's Swift only

Great Dusky Swift only

None

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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.

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

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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.

Great Dusky Swift

Found in eastern South America from Venezuela and the Guianas south to Bolivia and Paraguay. Resident near rocky cliffs and waterfalls.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Chapman's Swift

Least Concern

Great Dusky 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 …

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 …

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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。

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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