White-chested Swift vs White-throated Needletail

Cypseloides lemosi 比較対象 Hirundapus caudacutus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 White-chested Swift White-throated Needletail
学名 Cypseloides lemosi Hirundapus caudacutus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 30.0 cm (11.8 in) 41.2 cm (16.2 in)
体重 28.400000000000002 g (1.00 oz) 101.475 g (3.58 oz)
食性 Obligate aerial forager catching small flies, aphids, winged termites, and airborne spiders on the wing. High-speed aerial insectivore catching small flying insects and aerial spiders during fast sustained flight.
一腹卵数 -- 2-7
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

White-chested Swift only

None

White-throated Needletail 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

White-throated Needletail

さえずり

Powerful, loud churring rattle descending in pitch; deep resonant trill audible from great distance, forceful and sustained.

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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.

White-throated Needletail

Breeds in Siberia, China, Japan, and the Himalayas. Long-distance migrant wintering in Australasia and Southeast Asia. Breeds in forests and cliffs.

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保全状況

Least Concern

White-chested Swift

Least Concern

White-throated Needletail

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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 …

White-throated Needletail

羽毛

Large; dark blackish-brown upperparts with metallic green gloss; white throat and undertail coverts; pale white back saddle between wings; short spiny tail; one of the world's fastest birds; white throat …

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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。

White-throated Needletail

シロハラハリオアマツバメ(Hirundapus caudacutus)はアジアで繁殖しオーストラリア・ニュージーランドに渡る大型のアマツバメ(体長18〜20 cm)。暗い羽衣と白い喉・腰・腹が特徴。飛行中に昆虫を捕らえ、時速170 kmを超える速さで知られる世界最速の鳥の一つ。

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