Atiu Swiftlet vs Great Dusky Swift

Aerodramus sawtelli 비교 대상 Cypseloides senex

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Atiu Swiftlet Great Dusky Swift
학명 Aerodramus sawtelli Cypseloides senex
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
보전 상태 Vulnerable Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 23.2 cm (9.1 in) 33.8 cm (13.3 in)
체중 8.6 g (0.30 oz) 83.0 g (2.93 oz)
식성 Small aerial insectivore feeding on minute flying insects and spiders; forages over forest canopy and … Feeds on aerial plankton of tiny insects and spiders; entire diet captured during non-stop aerial …
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Atiu Swiftlet only

Great Dusky Swift only

없음

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Song & Call Comparison

Atiu Swiftlet

노래

Very high thin twittering; 'tsit' calls over Cook Islands; audible echolocation clicks inside Atiu makatea caves; vulnerable endemic; vocal near cave entrances only

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

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Geographic Range & Migration

Atiu Swiftlet

Endemic to Atiu Island in the southern Cook Islands. Resident on this single island; nests in limestone caves. Small and vulnerable population.

Great Dusky Swift

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

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보전 상태

Vulnerable

Atiu Swiftlet

Least Concern

Great Dusky Swift

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How to Tell Them Apart

Atiu Swiftlet

깃털

Tiny; dark grey-brown upperparts; pale grey rump band; underparts whitish-grey; forked tail; Cook Islands endemic restricted to Atiu Island; extremely small range and vulnerable status; plumage similar to Polynesian Swiftlet.

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 …

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About These Birds

Atiu Swiftlet

남태평양 쿡 제도의 아티우 섬에 고유하게 서식하는 작은 칼새류(10cm). 어두운 깃털. 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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