Dark-rumped Swift vs White-chested Swift

Apus acuticauda 비교 대상 Cypseloides lemosi

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Dark-rumped Swift White-chested Swift
학명 Apus acuticauda Cypseloides lemosi
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
보전 상태 Near Threatened Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 34.8 cm (13.7 in) 30.0 cm (11.8 in)
체중 37.43 g (1.32 oz) 28.400000000000002 g (1.00 oz)
식성 Aerial insectivore feeding on swarms of small flies, winged ants, and tiny beetles during sustained … Obligate aerial forager catching small flies, aphids, winged termites, and airborne spiders on the wing.
산란 수 2-4 --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Dark-rumped Swift only

없음

White-chested Swift only

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Song & Call Comparison

Dark-rumped Swift

노래

Thin, high twittering with silvery sheen; rapid sequence of light notes with gentle tremolo quality at dawn and dusk.

White-chested Swift

노래

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

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Geographic Range & Migration

Dark-rumped Swift

Found in northeastern India (Assam) and adjacent Myanmar. Rare and poorly known; found in forested hills and river valleys at moderate elevation.

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.

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보전 상태

Near Threatened

Dark-rumped Swift

Least Concern

White-chested Swift

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How to Tell Them Apart

Dark-rumped Swift

깃털

Dark sooty-brown throughout with dark rump concolorous with back; no contrasting white rump patch; pale white throat; underparts dark brown; Himalayan endemic cliff-nester; dark rump contrasting with white-rumped relatives is …

White-chested Swift

깃털

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 …

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About These Birds

Dark-rumped Swift

날카로운 꼬리 칼새는 인도 북동부와 미얀마, 방글라데시에 서식하는 희귀한 칼새입니다. V자 형태로 갈라진 꼬리와 전체적으로 어두운 깃털이 특징이며, 산악 지형에서 서식합니다.

White-chested Swift

14–15 cm의 중형 칼새로 콜롬비아 카우카 상부 계곡 고유종. 흰 가슴 반점이 있는 그을린 흑색 깃털. 아열대림의 공중 곤충식성. 극도로 제한된 분포와 지속적인 서식지 손실로 위기종으로 분류.

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