Grey-rumped Swift vs White-chested Swift

Chaetura cinereiventris 비교 대상 Cypseloides lemosi

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Grey-rumped Swift White-chested Swift
학명 Chaetura cinereiventris Cypseloides lemosi
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 20.9 cm (8.2 in) 30.0 cm (11.8 in)
체중 16.15 g (0.57 oz) 28.400000000000002 g (1.00 oz)
식성 Obligate aerial forager catching small flies, aphids, winged termites, and airborne spiders on the wing. Obligate aerial forager catching small flies, aphids, winged termites, and airborne spiders on the wing.
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Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Grey-rumped Swift only

없음

White-chested Swift only

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Song & Call Comparison

Grey-rumped Swift

노래

Soft, rippling trill with gentle buzzy overtones; light aerial call carrying a faint liquid quality on calm mornings.

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

Grey-rumped Swift

Found from Nicaragua south through Central America and northwestern South America to Bolivia and Brazil. Resident in lowland forest and edge.

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

Least Concern

Grey-rumped Swift

Least Concern

White-chested Swift

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How to Tell Them Apart

Grey-rumped Swift

깃털

Small; dark blackish-brown upperparts; pale grey rump contrasting with dark back; underparts dark grey-brown; short spiny tail; Neotropical species with the grey rump as key field mark; widespread from Caribbean …

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

Grey-rumped Swift

중앙아메리카에서 남아메리카까지 습한 숲에 서식하는 중형 칼새 (11–12 cm). 회-갈색 아랫면이 특징. 공중 곤충 섭취.

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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