Philippine Swiftlet vs Great Dusky Swift

Aerodramus mearnsi 비교 대상 Cypseloides senex

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Philippine Swiftlet Great Dusky Swift
학명 Aerodramus mearnsi Cypseloides senex
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 21.8 cm (8.6 in) 33.8 cm (13.3 in)
체중 11.5 g (0.41 oz) 83.0 g (2.93 oz)
식성 Obligate aerial feeder on microscopic flying insects and spiders; highly social forager over tropical forest. Feeds on aerial plankton of tiny insects and spiders; entire diet captured during non-stop aerial …
산란 수 4 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Philippine Swiftlet only

없음

Great Dusky Swift only

없음

Song & Call Comparison

Philippine Swiftlet

노래

High twittering trill; thin 'tsit-tsit' notes over Philippine mountains; echolocation clicks in cave roosts; calls softly; flock produces chattering at roost; unremarkable vocalizations

Great Dusky Swift

노래

Loud, churring trill; harsher and louder than other Cypseloides; calls over Iguacu Falls and major Neotropical waterfalls; buzzy 'bzzzt-bzzzt' in aerial groups

Geographic Range & Migration

Philippine Swiftlet

Endemic to the Philippines, found on Luzon, Mindanao, Mindoro, and adjacent islands. Resident in lowland and hill forest and open areas.

Great Dusky Swift

Found in eastern South America from Venezuela and the Guianas south to Bolivia and Paraguay. Resident near rocky cliffs and waterfalls.

보전 상태

Least Concern

Philippine Swiftlet

Least Concern

Great Dusky Swift

How to Tell Them Apart

Philippine Swiftlet

깃털

Small; dark grey-brown upperparts with faint gloss; pale grey rump band; underparts greyish-white; moderately forked tail; Philippine endemic using echolocation; echolocation ability distinguishes Aerodramus from Collocalia swiftlets.

Great Dusky Swift

깃털

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 …

About These Birds

Philippine Swiftlet

필리핀 고유의 작은 칼새류(10~11cm). 어두운 깃털에 연한 허리. 공중 식충성이다.

Great Dusky Swift

18–20 cm의 대형 칼새로 브라질 동남부·파라과이 동부·아르헨티나 북동부에 서식. 어두운 그을린 갈색 깃털. 삼림 협곡과 폭포 위를 날며 먹이를 구하는 공중 곤충식성. 폭포 뒤에 대규모 집단으로 둥지를 튼다. Cypseloides 속의 가장 큰 종.

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