Sooty Swift vs White-collared Swift

Cypseloides fumigatus 比較対象 Streptoprocne zonaris

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Sooty Swift White-collared Swift
学名 Cypseloides fumigatus Streptoprocne zonaris
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 29.0 cm (11.4 in) 42.5 cm (16.7 in)
体重 41.666666666666664 g (1.47 oz) 106.45 g (3.75 oz)
食性 Catches aerial plankton — tiny midges, gnats, and ballooning spiders — continuously during soaring flight. Obligate aerial insectivore; gathers small flying insects, winged ants, and airborne spiders during flight.
一腹卵数 1 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Sooty Swift only

White-collared Swift only

None

Song & Call Comparison

Sooty Swift

さえずり

Soft twittering 'tsit-tsit'; thin, buzzy notes in flight; calls over Neotropical waterfalls and gorges; quiet, raspy trill; rarely as vocal as larger swift species

White-collared Swift

さえずり

Loud, screaming 'shreee-shreee'; powerful screeching trill; calls from large flocks over mountains; very audible; one of the loudest Neotropical swifts; alarm a harsh rattle

Geographic Range & Migration

Sooty Swift

Found in the Guiana Shield and Amazon Basin in Brazil, Venezuela, and the Guianas. Nomadic; associated with rocky outcrops and waterfalls.

White-collared Swift

Found from Mexico south through Central America to South America east of the Andes, reaching Bolivia and southern Brazil. Often in large flocks.

保全状況

Least Concern

Sooty Swift

Least Concern

White-collared Swift

How to Tell Them Apart

Sooty Swift

羽毛

Uniformly dark sooty-brown plumage throughout; no contrasting pale markings anywhere; slightly paler brownish-grey on throat; large and uniform; South American species whose entirely dark coloration recalls blackish swiftlets but much …

White-collared Swift

羽毛

Large; glossy blue-black plumage with bold broad white collar encircling entire neck; collar clean and complete; underparts black; large slightly forked tail; among the most recognisable Neotropical swifts due to …

About These Birds

Sooty Swift

ソーティースウィフトは南アメリカの熱帯地域に生息し、煤けたような暗色の羽毛を持つアマツバメである。

White-collared Swift

ホワイトカラードスウィフトはラテンアメリカ全域の山岳地帯に広く分布し、白い首輪が特徴的な大型のアマツバメである。

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