Grey-rumped Swift vs White-chested Swift

Chaetura cinereiventris 比較対象 Cypseloides lemosi

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Grey-rumped Swift White-chested Swift
学名 Chaetura cinereiventris Cypseloides lemosi
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 20.9 cm (8.2 in) 30.0 cm (11.8 in)
体重 16.15 g (0.57 oz) 28.400000000000002 g (1.00 oz)
食性 Obligate aerial forager catching small flies, aphids, winged termites, and airborne spiders on the wing. Obligate aerial forager catching small flies, aphids, winged termites, and airborne spiders on the wing.
一腹卵数 2-4 --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Grey-rumped Swift only

None

White-chested Swift only

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Song & Call Comparison

Grey-rumped Swift

さえずり

Soft, rippling trill with gentle buzzy overtones; light aerial call carrying a faint liquid quality on calm mornings.

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

Grey-rumped Swift

Found from Nicaragua south through Central America and northwestern South America to Bolivia and Brazil. Resident in lowland forest and edge.

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

Grey-rumped Swift

Least Concern

White-chested Swift

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How to Tell Them Apart

Grey-rumped Swift

羽毛

Small; dark blackish-brown upperparts; pale grey rump contrasting with dark back; underparts dark grey-brown; short spiny tail; Neotropical species with the grey rump as key field mark; widespread from Caribbean …

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

Grey-rumped Swift

中米から南ブラジルの湿潤林に生息する中型アマツバメ(11〜12 cm)。対照的な淡い灰色の腰帯を持つ暗灰色の羽衣。短い棘状の尾。空中で昆虫を捕食。

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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