White-chested Swift vs Sao Tome Spinetail

Cypseloides lemosi 比較対象 Zoonavena thomensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 White-chested Swift Sao Tome Spinetail
学名 Cypseloides lemosi Zoonavena thomensis
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 30.0 cm (11.8 in) 21.9 cm (8.6 in)
体重 28.400000000000002 g (1.00 oz) 8.0 g (0.28 oz)
食性 Obligate aerial forager catching small flies, aphids, winged termites, and airborne spiders on the wing. Aerial insectivore feeding on tiny flies, beetles, and ballooning spiders in rapid powerful aerial pursuit.
一腹卵数 -- 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

White-chested Swift only

Sao Tome Spinetail only

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

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-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.

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-chested Swift

Least Concern

Sao Tome Spinetail

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 …

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-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。

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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