Ridgetop Swiftlet vs White-chested Swift

Collocalia isonota 比較対象 Cypseloides lemosi

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Ridgetop Swiftlet White-chested Swift
学名 Collocalia isonota Cypseloides lemosi
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
保全状況 Not Evaluated Least Concern
体長
翼開長 30.0 cm (11.8 in)
体重 6.483333333333333 g (0.23 oz) 28.400000000000002 g (1.00 oz)
食性 -- Obligate aerial forager catching small flies, aphids, winged termites, and airborne spiders on the wing.
一腹卵数 -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Ridgetop Swiftlet only

White-chested Swift only

Song & Call Comparison

Ridgetop Swiftlet

さえずり

Thin, high twittering; soft 'chip-chip' over Solomon Islands ridges; echolocation clicks in caves; one of smallest swiftlets; calls barely audible; rapid chittering in flight

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Ridgetop Swiftlet

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.

保全状況

Not Evaluated

Ridgetop Swiftlet

Least Concern

White-chested Swift

How to Tell Them Apart

Ridgetop Swiftlet

羽毛

Tiny swiftlet; glossy dark blue-green upperparts; pale buff rump band; dark sooty-brown underparts; slightly forked tail; recently described Philippine endemic; differs from congeners primarily in voice and ridge-top ridge habitat.

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 …

About These Birds

Ridgetop Swiftlet

A small swiftlet (9-10 cm) found in montane regions of the Philippines and the Lesser Sundas. Dark glossy plumage. Aerial insectivore. Recently split from Glossy Swiftlet. A high-altitude specialist, often found above 1,000 m on mountain ridges.

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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