Great Dusky Swift vs Waterfall Swift

Cypseloides senex 比較対象 Hydrochous gigas

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Great Dusky Swift Waterfall Swift
学名 Cypseloides senex Hydrochous gigas
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
保全状況 Least Concern Near Threatened
体長
翼開長 33.8 cm (13.3 in) 29.2 cm (11.5 in)
体重 83.0 g (2.93 oz) 38.540000000000006 g (1.36 oz)
食性 Feeds on aerial plankton of tiny insects and spiders; entire diet captured during non-stop aerial … Obligate aerial forager; feeds entirely on the wing on small flying insects, midges, and airborne …
一腹卵数 1-2 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Great Dusky Swift only

None

Waterfall Swift only

None

Song & Call Comparison

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

Waterfall Swift

さえずり

Rapid, high-pitched twittering; sharp 'tsit-tsit' calls over Southeast Asian waterfalls; thin metallic notes; nest behind waterfalls; calls audible over roaring water

Geographic Range & Migration

Great Dusky Swift

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

Waterfall Swift

Found from southern Thailand through the Thai-Malay Peninsula to Sumatra and Borneo. Restricted to rivers near waterfalls. Scarce.

保全状況

Least Concern

Great Dusky Swift

Near Threatened

Waterfall Swift

How to Tell Them Apart

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 …

Waterfall Swift

羽毛

Blackish-brown upperparts with slight gloss; grey-brown underparts paler than back; pale grey-white chin and throat; no rump patch; robust-bodied and large; Southeast Asian waterfall specialist with uniformly dark plumage and …

About These Birds

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。

Waterfall Swift

A large swift (16-17 cm) endemic to the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo. Dark plumage. Aerial insectivore, foraging over forested rivers and near waterfalls. Nests behind large waterfalls, where the name derives. One of the least known Asian swifts.

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