Bornean Swiftlet vs Great Dusky Swift

Collocalia dodgei 비교 대상 Cypseloides senex

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Bornean Swiftlet Great Dusky Swift
학명 Collocalia dodgei Cypseloides senex
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
보전 상태 Not Evaluated Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 33.8 cm (13.3 in)
체중 6.1 g (0.22 oz) 83.0 g (2.93 oz)
식성 Small aerial insectivore feeding on minute flying insects and spiders; forages over forest canopy and … 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

Bornean Swiftlet only

없음

Great Dusky Swift only

없음

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Song & Call Comparison

Bornean Swiftlet

노래

High thin twittering; soft 'tsit' notes over Borneo mountains; echolocation in cave roosts; tiny highland swiftlet; call weakly audible; soft rapid chittering in flight

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

Bornean Swiftlet

Endemic to Borneo in lowland dipterocarp forest and hill forest. Closely related to Glossy Swiftlet; range barely extends to Palawan.

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

Not Evaluated

Bornean Swiftlet

Least Concern

Great Dusky Swift

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How to Tell Them Apart

Bornean Swiftlet

깃털

Tiny; dark glossy blue-green upperparts; pale whitish rump band; dark sooty-grey underparts; forked tail; Borneo endemic restricted to montane zones; similar to Glossy Swiftlet but less white below and confined …

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

Bornean Swiftlet

A small swiftlet (9-10 cm) endemic to montane forests of northern Borneo at 900-3,400 m elevation. Dark glossy plumage. Aerial insectivore. Colonial cave nester. Restricted to high-altitude caves on Mount Kinabalu and neighboring peaks. Limited ecological data.

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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