White-chested Swift vs Tepui Swift

Cypseloides lemosi 比較対象 Streptoprocne phelpsi

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 White-chested Swift Tepui Swift
学名 Cypseloides lemosi Streptoprocne phelpsi
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 30.0 cm (11.8 in) 25.0 cm (9.8 in)
体重 28.400000000000002 g (1.00 oz) 22.240000000000002 g (0.78 oz)
食性 Obligate aerial forager catching small flies, aphids, winged termites, and airborne spiders on the wing. Aerial insectivore taking small flying insects and spiders; may forage at great heights following thermal …
一腹卵数 -- --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

White-chested Swift only

None

Tepui Swift only

None

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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

Tepui Swift

さえずり

Sharp, rapid twittering; thin screaming 'scree-scree'; calls over tepui summits in Venezuela; higher-pitched than White-collared Swift; small size reflected in thin notes

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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.

Tepui Swift

Found in the tepui highlands of southern Venezuela and adjacent Guyana and Brazil above 1,000 m. Resident in Guiana Shield rocky outcrops.

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保全状況

Least Concern

White-chested Swift

Least Concern

Tepui Swift

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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 …

Tepui Swift

羽毛

Dark blackish-brown overall with no white collar; slightly paler brownish-grey chin; small and compact; confined to Venezuelan tepuis; lacks the diagnostic white or chestnut collar found in most Streptoprocne swifts.

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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。

Tepui Swift

A medium-sized swift (15-16 cm) endemic to the tepui highlands of southern Venezuela and adjacent Guyana. Dark plumage. Aerial insectivore, foraging over tepui cliffs and forested valleys. Named after William Phelps. One of the least known Neotropical swifts.

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