Great Dusky Swift vs Tepui Swift

Cypseloides senex 比較対象 Streptoprocne phelpsi

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Great Dusky Swift Tepui Swift
学名 Cypseloides senex Streptoprocne phelpsi
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 33.8 cm (13.3 in) 25.0 cm (9.8 in)
体重 83.0 g (2.93 oz) 22.240000000000002 g (0.78 oz)
食性 Feeds on aerial plankton of tiny insects and spiders; entire diet captured during non-stop aerial … Aerial insectivore taking small flying insects and spiders; may forage at great heights following thermal …
一腹卵数 1-2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Great Dusky Swift only

None

Tepui Swift only

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

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

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.

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.

保全状況

Least Concern

Great Dusky Swift

Least Concern

Tepui 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 …

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.

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。

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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