Philippine Glossy Swiftlet vs Great Dusky Swift

Collocalia marginata 比較対象 Cypseloides senex

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Philippine Glossy Swiftlet Great Dusky Swift
学名 Collocalia marginata Cypseloides senex
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
保全状況 Not Evaluated Least Concern
体長
翼開長 33.8 cm (13.3 in)
体重 7.2 g (0.25 oz) 83.0 g (2.93 oz)
食性 Tiny aerial insectivore taking small flying insects and spiders; congregates where insects emerge over water. Feeds on aerial plankton of tiny insects and spiders; entire diet captured during non-stop aerial …
一腹卵数 -- 1-2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Philippine Glossy Swiftlet only

Great Dusky Swift only

None

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Song & Call Comparison

Philippine Glossy Swiftlet

さえずり

Very high thin twittering; 'tsit-tsit' in flight; echolocation clicks in cave roosts; extremely small; call barely audible to human ear; rapid chittering over Philippine forest

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

Philippine Glossy Swiftlet

Endemic to the Philippines, found on most major islands. Resident in lowland and hill forest and open areas up to 1,500 m elevation.

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

Not Evaluated

Philippine Glossy Swiftlet

Least Concern

Great Dusky Swift

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How to Tell Them Apart

Philippine Glossy Swiftlet

羽毛

Tiny; glossy greenish-black upperparts; white-buff rump patch; dark sooty underparts; deeply forked tail; endemic to Philippine islands; the blue-green iridescence on the back is more pronounced than in drabber Collocalia …

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

Philippine Glossy Swiftlet

A small swiftlet (9-10 cm) endemic to the Philippines. Glossy dark plumage with pale fringes on wing feathers. Aerial insectivore, foraging over forest canopy and clearings. Colonial nester in caves. Found across most major Philippine islands.

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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