Western Glossy Swiftlet vs White-chested Swift

Collocalia affinis 비교 대상 Cypseloides lemosi

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Western Glossy Swiftlet White-chested Swift
학명 Collocalia affinis Cypseloides lemosi
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
보전 상태 Not Evaluated Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 30.0 cm (11.8 in)
체중 8.65 g (0.31 oz) 28.400000000000002 g (1.00 oz)
식성 Aerial insectivore consuming minute dipterans, midges, and ballooning spiders caught in continuous fast flight. Obligate aerial forager catching small flies, aphids, winged termites, and airborne spiders on the wing.
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Western Glossy Swiftlet only

없음

White-chested Swift only

Song & Call Comparison

Western Glossy Swiftlet

노래

High, thin 'tsit-tsit'; rapid chittering in flight; echolocation clicks used inside caves; tiny size produces very high-pitched thin calls; soft twittering over forest

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Western Glossy Swiftlet

Found from the Andaman Islands and northeastern India through Southeast Asia to Borneo and the Philippines. Resident in diverse forest habitats.

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.

보전 상태

Not Evaluated

Western Glossy Swiftlet

Least Concern

White-chested Swift

How to Tell Them Apart

Western Glossy Swiftlet

깃털

Tiny; glossy blue-black upperparts with green iridescence; underparts dark sooty-grey; white-buff rump band; deeply forked tail; recently split taxon similar to Philippine Glossy Swiftlet but with subtly different rump and …

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 …

About These Birds

Western Glossy Swiftlet

흰배칼새(Collocalia affinis)는 동남아시아와 인도 동부에 분포하는 소형 칼새입니다. 흰 배와 어두운 윗면이 특징이며, 동굴과 절벽에 둥지를 짓습니다.

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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