White-collared Swift vs Sao Tome Spinetail

Streptoprocne zonaris 比較対象 Zoonavena thomensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 White-collared Swift Sao Tome Spinetail
学名 Streptoprocne zonaris Zoonavena thomensis
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 42.5 cm (16.7 in) 21.9 cm (8.6 in)
体重 106.45 g (3.75 oz) 8.0 g (0.28 oz)
食性 Obligate aerial insectivore; gathers small flying insects, winged ants, and airborne spiders during flight. Aerial insectivore feeding on tiny flies, beetles, and ballooning spiders in rapid powerful aerial pursuit.
一腹卵数 2 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

White-collared Swift only

None

Sao Tome Spinetail only

Song & Call Comparison

White-collared Swift

さえずり

Loud, screaming 'shreee-shreee'; powerful screeching trill; calls from large flocks over mountains; very audible; one of the loudest Neotropical swifts; alarm a harsh rattle

Sao Tome Spinetail

さえずり

Sharp, high-frequency twittering with staccato clicking notes; rapid-fire chips strung together in buzzy aerial sequences.

Geographic Range & Migration

White-collared Swift

Found from Mexico south through Central America to South America east of the Andes, reaching Bolivia and southern Brazil. Often in large flocks.

Sao Tome Spinetail

Endemic to São Tomé Island in the Gulf of Guinea. Resident in lowland forest and forest edge. Small island population vulnerable to habitat loss.

保全状況

Least Concern

White-collared Swift

Least Concern

Sao Tome Spinetail

How to Tell Them Apart

White-collared Swift

羽毛

Large; glossy blue-black plumage with bold broad white collar encircling entire neck; collar clean and complete; underparts black; large slightly forked tail; among the most recognisable Neotropical swifts due to …

Sao Tome Spinetail

羽毛

Tiny; dark blackish-brown upperparts; white rump patch; pale whitish underparts; short spiny tail; São Tomé Island endemic; very similar to Madagascar Spinetail but restricted to Gulf of Guinea; one of …

About These Birds

White-collared Swift

ホワイトカラードスウィフトはラテンアメリカ全域の山岳地帯に広く分布し、白い首輪が特徴的な大型のアマツバメである。

Sao Tome Spinetail

A medium-sized spinetail swift (12-13 cm) endemic to the islands of São Tomé and Príncipe in the Gulf of Guinea. Dark plumage. Aerial insectivore, foraging over forest canopy. Colonial nester. Restricted range on two small islands. Classified as Near Threatened.

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