Cave Swiftlet vs White-chested Swift

Collocalia linchi 比較対象 Cypseloides lemosi

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Cave Swiftlet White-chested Swift
学名 Collocalia linchi Cypseloides lemosi
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 18.7 cm (7.4 in) 30.0 cm (11.8 in)
体重 6.05 g (0.21 oz) 28.400000000000002 g (1.00 oz)
食性 Entirely aerial diet of tiny insects and spiders; forages in large flocks over open country … Obligate aerial forager catching small flies, aphids, winged termites, and airborne spiders on the wing.
一腹卵数 2 --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Cave Swiftlet only

None

White-chested Swift only

None

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Song & Call Comparison

Cave Swiftlet

さえずり

Soft, rapid twittering; thin 'tsit-tsit' over Javan forests; audible echolocation clicks inside caves; colonial; produces squeaky chattering at roost sites; calls weakly 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

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Geographic Range & Migration

Cave Swiftlet

Found in Sumatra, Java, Bali, and surrounding Indonesian islands. Resident in forest, cultivated land, and villages. Nests in rock crevices.

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

Cave Swiftlet

Least Concern

White-chested Swift

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How to Tell Them Apart

Cave Swiftlet

羽毛

Tiny; dark blue-black upperparts with faint gloss; pale greyish rump band; underparts whitish with grey-buff flanks; moderately forked tail; widespread in caves across Sundaland; less glossy and less white below …

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

Cave Swiftlet

ジャワアナツバメは東南アジアの島々に広く分布し、洞窟や岩の割れ目に巣を作るアナツバメである。

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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