Pale-rumped Swift vs Great Dusky Swift

Chaetura egregia 비교 대상 Cypseloides senex

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Pale-rumped Swift Great Dusky Swift
학명 Chaetura egregia Cypseloides senex
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 23.4 cm (9.2 in) 33.8 cm (13.3 in)
체중 23.68 g (0.84 oz) 83.0 g (2.93 oz)
식성 Obligate aerial insectivore; gathers small flying insects, winged ants, and airborne spiders during 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

Pale-rumped Swift only

없음

Great Dusky Swift only

없음

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Song & Call Comparison

Pale-rumped Swift

노래

Breathy, rippling chatter with airy quality; light twittering notes loosely strung together in relaxed arrhythmic sequences.

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

Pale-rumped Swift

Found in the western Amazon basin from eastern Peru and Bolivia east to central Brazil. Resident in lowland tropical forest near rivers.

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

Least Concern

Pale-rumped Swift

Least Concern

Great Dusky Swift

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How to Tell Them Apart

Pale-rumped Swift

깃털

Small; dark sooty-brown upperparts; distinctively very pale whitish rump strongly contrasting with dark back; underparts dark grey-brown; short spiny tail; Amazonian species with one of the most striking white rumps …

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

Pale-rumped Swift

콜롬비아에서 페루, 서부 브라질까지 습한 저지대 숲에 서식하는 소형 칼새 (11–12 cm). 어두운 갈-검은색 깃털. 공중 곤충 섭취.

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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