Pygmy Swiftlet vs Great Dusky Swift

Collocalia troglodytes 比較対象 Cypseloides senex

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Pygmy Swiftlet Great Dusky Swift
学名 Collocalia troglodytes Cypseloides senex
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 18.6 cm (7.3 in) 33.8 cm (13.3 in)
体重 5.55 g (0.20 oz) 83.0 g (2.93 oz)
食性 Obligate aerial insectivore; catches minute flies, beetles, and aerial spiders while foraging near cave roosts. Feeds on aerial plankton of tiny insects and spiders; entire diet captured during non-stop aerial …
一腹卵数 -- 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Pygmy Swiftlet only

Great Dusky Swift only

None

Song & Call Comparison

Pygmy Swiftlet

さえずり

Extremely high, thin twittering; among highest-pitched calls of any bird; 'tseee-tseee' barely audible to adults; uses echolocation clicks in Philippine limestone caves

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Pygmy Swiftlet

Endemic to the Philippines, found on Mindanao and adjacent islands. Resident in lowland forest and coastal caves. One of the smallest swiftlets.

Great Dusky Swift

Found in eastern South America from Venezuela and the Guianas south to Bolivia and Paraguay. Resident near rocky cliffs and waterfalls.

保全状況

Least Concern

Pygmy Swiftlet

Least Concern

Great Dusky Swift

How to Tell Them Apart

Pygmy Swiftlet

羽毛

Tiny; dark blue-black upperparts with faint iridescence; white or pale buff rump band; underparts pale greyish-white; slightly forked tail; one of the smallest swiftlets in the Philippines; cave-nesting with pale …

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 …

About These Birds

Pygmy Swiftlet

フィリピンアナツバメはフィリピン固有の小型アナツバメで、石灰岩の洞窟に巣を作ることで知られる。

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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