Chestnut-collared Swift vs Mottled Spinetail

Streptoprocne rutila 比較対象 Telacanthura ussheri

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Chestnut-collared Swift Mottled Spinetail
学名 Streptoprocne rutila Telacanthura ussheri
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 26.0 cm (10.2 in) 29.1 cm (11.5 in)
体重 21.8 g (0.77 oz) 32.65 g (1.15 oz)
食性 Entirely airborne feeder on tiny flies, gnats, and airborne arachnids; one of the most aerial … Aerial diet of small flying insects and spiders; forages at speed over forest and open …
一腹卵数 2 4
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Chestnut-collared Swift only

None

Mottled Spinetail only

None

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Song & Call Comparison

Chestnut-collared Swift

さえずり

High, screaming trill; rapid 'scree-scree' in flight; shrill and penetrating; calls over Neotropical mountains and canyon edges; alarm a rapid screeching chatter

Mottled Spinetail

さえずり

Harsh, grating screech followed by rapid chattering; loud, raspy trill repeated insistently near colony roost sites.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Chestnut-collared Swift

Found from Mexico and the Caribbean south through Central America and South America to Argentina. Resident in highlands near mountain cliffs.

Mottled Spinetail

Found across sub-Saharan Africa from Gambia east to Ethiopia and south to Zambia. Resident in forest, forest edge, and savanna woodland.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Chestnut-collared Swift

Least Concern

Mottled Spinetail

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How to Tell Them Apart

Chestnut-collared Swift

羽毛

Dark blackish-brown body with diagnostic rich chestnut collar encircling entire neck; collar bold and complete; underparts slightly paler brown; small swift with striking warm-toned neck band contrasting vividly with dark …

Mottled Spinetail

羽毛

Large spinetail; dark blackish-brown upperparts; white-mottled pale greyish underparts creating distinctively spotted belly; white rump band; spiny tail tips; African forest species with unique mottled underpart pattern among spinetails.

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About These Birds

Chestnut-collared Swift

チェストナットカラードスウィフトは中央アメリカと南アメリカ北部の山岳地帯に生息するアマツバメである。

Mottled Spinetail

A medium-sized spinetail swift (14-15 cm) found in tropical forests across sub-Saharan Africa. Dark plumage with white mottling on the throat and belly. Spine-tipped tail for clinging to vertical surfaces. Aerial insectivore. Nests inside hollow trees and palm trunks.

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