Great Dusky Swift vs Philippine Spinetail

Cypseloides senex 比較対象 Mearnsia picina

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Great Dusky Swift Philippine Spinetail
学名 Cypseloides senex Mearnsia picina
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
保全状況 Least Concern Near Threatened
体長
翼開長 33.8 cm (13.3 in) 32.3 cm (12.7 in)
体重 83.0 g (2.93 oz) 11.5 g (0.41 oz)
食性 Feeds on aerial plankton of tiny insects and spiders; entire diet captured during non-stop aerial … Aerial diet of small flying insects and spiders; forages at speed over forest and open …
一腹卵数 1-2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Great Dusky Swift only

None

Philippine Spinetail 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

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

Great Dusky Swift

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

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

Great Dusky Swift

Near Threatened

Philippine Spinetail

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 …

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

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。

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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