Great Dusky Swift vs White-naped Swift

Cypseloides senex 比較対象 Streptoprocne semicollaris

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Great Dusky Swift White-naped Swift
学名 Cypseloides senex Streptoprocne semicollaris
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 33.8 cm (13.3 in) 44.4 cm (17.5 in)
体重 83.0 g (2.93 oz) 175.0 g (6.17 oz)
食性 Feeds on aerial plankton of tiny insects and spiders; entire diet captured during non-stop aerial … Exclusively aerial insectivore catching small flying insects and spiders drifting in aerial plankton at altitude.
一腹卵数 1-2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Great Dusky Swift only

None

White-naped 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

White-naped Swift

さえずり

Very loud screaming trill; deep, powerful 'shreee' from Mexico's largest swift; calls over cliffs and canyons; impressive volume; deeper than White-collared Swift

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.

White-naped Swift

Endemic to Mexico from Nayarit south to Oaxaca. Found in montane forest and canyons at 1,000–3,000 m. Nests behind waterfalls.

保全状況

Least Concern

Great Dusky Swift

Least Concern

White-naped 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 …

White-naped Swift

羽毛

Very large; entirely black with white patch restricted to nape only, not forming a full collar; large square tail; Mexican endemic and the largest swift in Middle America; white nape …

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。

White-naped Swift

ホワイトナペドスウィフトはメキシコの山岳地帯に生息し、首の白い帯が特徴的なアマツバメである。

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