Fernando Po Swift vs White-collared Swift

Apus sladeniae 비교 대상 Streptoprocne zonaris

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Fernando Po Swift White-collared Swift
학명 Apus sladeniae Streptoprocne zonaris
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
보전 상태 Data Deficient Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 35.4 cm (13.9 in) 42.5 cm (16.7 in)
체중 42.0 g (1.48 oz) 106.45 g (3.75 oz)
식성 Aerial insectivore relying entirely on flying insects (midges, gnats, small beetles) and airborne spiders. Obligate aerial insectivore; gathers small flying insects, winged ants, and airborne spiders during flight.
산란 수 1-2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Fernando Po Swift only

없음

White-collared Swift only

Song & Call Comparison

Fernando Po Swift

노래

Deep, resonant wingbeat audible alongside soft chips; quiet churring call barely distinguishable from surrounding ambient sounds.

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

Fernando Po Swift

Found on Bioko Island in the Gulf of Guinea and adjacent Cameroon highlands. Restricted to mountain forests and highland areas.

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

Fernando Po Swift

Least Concern

White-collared Swift

How to Tell Them Apart

Fernando Po Swift

깃털

Dark sooty-brown overall; pale greyish throat and chin patch; underparts slightly paler; broadly similar to African Swift; data-deficient Bioko Island endemic; plumage details poorly documented from limited specimens.

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

Fernando Po Swift

슬레이든 칼새는 기니만의 섬들에 서식하는 칼새입니다. 아프리카 칼새와 유사하지만 더 작고 흰 목 패치가 특징입니다. 해안 절벽과 바위 섬에서 번식합니다.

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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