Whitehead's Swiftlet vs White-collared Swift

Aerodramus whiteheadi 비교 대상 Streptoprocne zonaris

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Whitehead's Swiftlet White-collared Swift
학명 Aerodramus whiteheadi Streptoprocne zonaris
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
보전 상태 Data Deficient Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 27.2 cm (10.7 in) 42.5 cm (16.7 in)
체중 14.0 g (0.49 oz) 106.45 g (3.75 oz)
식성 Aerial plankton feeder taking tiny midges, fungus gnats, and ballooning spiders in rapid coursing flights. Obligate aerial insectivore; gathers small flying insects, winged ants, and airborne spiders during flight.
산란 수 -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Whitehead's Swiftlet only

없음

White-collared Swift only

없음

Song & Call Comparison

Whitehead's Swiftlet

노래

Thin twittering; 'chip-chip' calls over Borneo highlands; echolocation clicks in cave roosts; data deficient; calls poorly documented from remote Bornean montane habitat

White-collared Swift

노래

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Whitehead's Swiftlet

Endemic to the highlands of Borneo at 800–3,000 m. Resident in montane forest on Mount Kinabalu and the Crocker Range.

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.

보전 상태

Data Deficient

Whitehead's Swiftlet

Least Concern

White-collared Swift

How to Tell Them Apart

Whitehead's Swiftlet

깃털

Small; dark brownish-grey upperparts; pale buff-grey rump band; underparts pale grey-white; forked tail; Philippine endemic from Luzon; data-deficient species differing from Philippine Swiftlet mainly in habitat preference and island range.

White-collared Swift

깃털

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 …

About These Birds

Whitehead's Swiftlet

필리핀 루손 북부 산지에 고유하게 서식하는 작은 칼새류(11~12cm). 연한 허리 반점이 있는 어두운 깃털. 공중 식충성이다.

White-collared Swift

A very large swift (20-22 cm, wingspan 45-55 cm) with a bold white collar band, the largest New World swift. Found from Mexico to southern Brazil and the Caribbean. Aerial insectivore, foraging in large, noisy flocks over forests and cities. Nests behind waterfalls and in caves.

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