Cook's Swift vs Great Dusky Swift

Apus cooki 비교 대상 Cypseloides senex

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Cook's Swift Great Dusky Swift
학명 Apus cooki Cypseloides senex
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
보전 상태 Not Evaluated Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 33.8 cm (13.3 in)
체중 42.949999999999996 g (1.52 oz) 83.0 g (2.93 oz)
식성 Catches aerial plankton — tiny midges, gnats, and ballooning spiders — continuously during soaring flight. Feeds on aerial plankton of tiny insects and spiders; entire diet captured during non-stop aerial …
산란 수 -- 1-2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Cook's Swift only

없음

Great Dusky Swift only

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Song & Call Comparison

Cook's Swift

노래

Bright, flute-like series of liquid notes; clear melodic phrase ascending slightly then resolving on a sustained pure tone.

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

Cook's Swift

Found from southern Thailand through the Thai-Malay Peninsula to Sumatra, Borneo, and adjacent islands. Resident in lowland forest.

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

Not Evaluated

Cook's Swift

Least Concern

Great Dusky Swift

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How to Tell Them Apart

Cook's Swift

깃털

Dark sooty-brown upperparts; white rump patch; pale white throat; dark underparts; deeply forked tail; recently split taxon from Pacific Swift complex; plumage essentially identical to close relatives, distinguished primarily by …

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

Cook's Swift

쿡 칼새는 동남아시아와 남아시아 일부 지역에 서식하는 소형 칼새입니다. 흰 목과 작은 체구가 특징이며, 집 칼새와 유사하지만 분포 범위와 생태가 다릅니다.

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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