Nyanza Swift vs Great Dusky Swift

Apus niansae 비교 대상 Cypseloides senex

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Nyanza Swift Great Dusky Swift
학명 Apus niansae Cypseloides senex
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 31.0 cm (12.2 in) 33.8 cm (13.3 in)
체중 32.4 g (1.14 oz) 83.0 g (2.93 oz)
식성 Obligate aerial forager; feeds entirely on the wing on small flying insects, midges, and airborne … Feeds on aerial plankton of tiny insects and spiders; entire diet captured during non-stop aerial …
산란 수 1-3 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Nyanza Swift only

Great Dusky Swift only

Song & Call Comparison

Nyanza Swift

노래

High, thin sibilant trill with insect-like quality; barely perceptible rapid modulation of a single high-pitched note.

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

Nyanza Swift

Found in East Africa from Ethiopia and Sudan south to Uganda and Kenya. Resident or intra-African migrant in open savanna near Lake Victoria.

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

Nyanza Swift

Least Concern

Great Dusky Swift

How to Tell Them Apart

Nyanza Swift

깃털

Dark sooty-brown overall; pale whitish chin and throat patch; underparts slightly paler brown; moderately forked tail; East African species similar to Common Swift but slightly paler below with a subtly …

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

Nyanza Swift

니안사 칼새는 동아프리카와 중앙아프리카에 서식하는 칼새입니다. 짧은 꼬리와 갈색을 띤 검은 깃털이 특징이며, 절벽과 바위 지형에서 번식합니다.

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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