Pale-rumped Swift vs White-chested Swift

Chaetura egregia 比較対象 Cypseloides lemosi

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Pale-rumped Swift White-chested Swift
学名 Chaetura egregia Cypseloides lemosi
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 23.4 cm (9.2 in) 30.0 cm (11.8 in)
体重 23.68 g (0.84 oz) 28.400000000000002 g (1.00 oz)
食性 Obligate aerial insectivore; gathers small flying insects, winged ants, and airborne spiders during flight. Obligate aerial forager catching small flies, aphids, winged termites, and airborne spiders on the wing.
一腹卵数 -- --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Pale-rumped Swift only

None

White-chested Swift only

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Song & Call Comparison

Pale-rumped Swift

さえずり

Breathy, rippling chatter with airy quality; light twittering notes loosely strung together in relaxed arrhythmic sequences.

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

Pale-rumped Swift

Found in the western Amazon basin from eastern Peru and Bolivia east to central Brazil. Resident in lowland tropical forest near rivers.

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

Pale-rumped Swift

Least Concern

White-chested Swift

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How to Tell Them Apart

Pale-rumped Swift

羽毛

Small; dark sooty-brown upperparts; distinctively very pale whitish rump strongly contrasting with dark back; underparts dark grey-brown; short spiny tail; Amazonian species with one of the most striking white rumps …

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

Pale-rumped Swift

コロンビアからペルー・ブラジル西部の湿潤低地林に生息する小型アマツバメ(11〜12 cm)。顕著な淡い腰帯を持つ暗い羽衣。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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