Tenggara Swiftlet vs Great Dusky Swift

Collocalia sumbawae 비교 대상 Cypseloides senex

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Tenggara Swiftlet Great Dusky Swift
학명 Collocalia sumbawae Cypseloides senex
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
보전 상태 Not Evaluated Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 33.8 cm (13.3 in)
체중 5.9 g (0.21 oz) 83.0 g (2.93 oz)
식성 Aerial plankton specialist catching tiny flies, gnats, and airborne spiders in tight acrobatic flight. Feeds on aerial plankton of tiny insects and spiders; entire diet captured during non-stop aerial …
산란 수 1-2 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Tenggara Swiftlet only

Great Dusky Swift only

없음

Song & Call Comparison

Tenggara Swiftlet

노래

Very high thin twittering; rapid 'tsit' notes over Sumbawa; echolocation clicks used in limestone caves; call among the highest frequency of any swiftlet species

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

Tenggara Swiftlet

Endemic to the Lesser Sundas of Indonesia including Sumbawa, Flores, and Timor. Resident in open forest and savanna at low elevations.

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

Tenggara Swiftlet

Least Concern

Great Dusky Swift

How to Tell Them Apart

Tenggara Swiftlet

깃털

Tiny; dark blue-black upperparts with green gloss; pale whitish-buff rump band; dark sooty-grey underparts; Lesser Sunda Islands endemic; extremely similar to Glossy Swiftlet but restricted to eastern Indonesian islands.

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

Tenggara Swiftlet

A small swiftlet (9-10 cm) endemic to the Lesser Sunda Islands (Sumbawa, Flores, Sumba) of Indonesia. Dark glossy plumage. Aerial insectivore, foraging over forest and open areas. Colonial cave nester. Limited ecological data; restricted island range.

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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