Ridgetop Swiftlet vs Great Dusky Swift

Collocalia isonota 비교 대상 Cypseloides senex

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Ridgetop Swiftlet Great Dusky Swift
학명 Collocalia isonota Cypseloides senex
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
보전 상태 Not Evaluated Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 33.8 cm (13.3 in)
체중 6.483333333333333 g (0.23 oz) 83.0 g (2.93 oz)
식성 -- Feeds on aerial plankton of tiny insects and spiders; entire diet captured during non-stop aerial …
산란 수 -- 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Ridgetop Swiftlet only

Great Dusky Swift only

없음

Song & Call Comparison

Ridgetop Swiftlet

노래

Thin, high twittering; soft 'chip-chip' over Solomon Islands ridges; echolocation clicks in caves; one of smallest swiftlets; calls barely audible; 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

Geographic Range & Migration

Ridgetop Swiftlet

Great Dusky Swift

Found in eastern South America from Venezuela and the Guianas south to Bolivia and Paraguay. Resident near rocky cliffs and waterfalls.

보전 상태

Not Evaluated

Ridgetop Swiftlet

Least Concern

Great Dusky Swift

How to Tell Them Apart

Ridgetop Swiftlet

깃털

Tiny swiftlet; glossy dark blue-green upperparts; pale buff rump band; dark sooty-brown underparts; slightly forked tail; recently described Philippine endemic; differs from congeners primarily in voice and ridge-top ridge habitat.

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 …

About These Birds

Ridgetop Swiftlet

A small swiftlet (9-10 cm) found in montane regions of the Philippines and the Lesser Sundas. Dark glossy plumage. Aerial insectivore. Recently split from Glossy Swiftlet. A high-altitude specialist, often found above 1,000 m on mountain ridges.

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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