White-chested Swift vs Philippine Spinetail

Cypseloides lemosi 比較対象 Mearnsia picina

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 White-chested Swift Philippine Spinetail
学名 Cypseloides lemosi Mearnsia picina
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
保全状況 Least Concern Near Threatened
体長
翼開長 30.0 cm (11.8 in) 32.3 cm (12.7 in)
体重 28.400000000000002 g (1.00 oz) 11.5 g (0.41 oz)
食性 Obligate aerial forager catching small flies, aphids, winged termites, and airborne spiders on the wing. Aerial diet of small flying insects and spiders; forages at speed over forest and open …
一腹卵数 -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

White-chested Swift only

Philippine Spinetail only

None

Song & Call Comparison

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

Philippine Spinetail

さえずり

High-pitched, buzzy twittering; sharp 'tsit-tsit' in fast low-level flight over Philippine forest; calls rapidly in tight flocks; distinctive wing sound in fast aerial display

Geographic Range & Migration

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.

Philippine Spinetail

Endemic to the Philippines, found on Mindanao and adjacent southern islands. Resident in lowland and hill forest and edge. Uncommon.

保全状況

Least Concern

White-chested Swift

Near Threatened

Philippine Spinetail

How to Tell Them Apart

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 …

Philippine Spinetail

羽毛

Tiny but long-winged; dark blackish-brown overall; pale grey-white throat and chin; short spiny tail projections visible at close range; Philippine endemic; small size contrasts with proportionally very long scythe-like wings.

About These Birds

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。

Philippine Spinetail

フィリピン固有のフィリピンアナツバメ。体長12〜13cm。暗褐色で腰部が淡い。フィリピンの森林や農地上空を飛翔し、小さな昆虫を捕食する。崖や建物に巣を作ることもある。低危険種。

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