Pygmy Swiftlet vs White-chested Swift

Collocalia troglodytes 비교 대상 Cypseloides lemosi

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Pygmy Swiftlet White-chested Swift
학명 Collocalia troglodytes Cypseloides lemosi
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 18.6 cm (7.3 in) 30.0 cm (11.8 in)
체중 5.55 g (0.20 oz) 28.400000000000002 g (1.00 oz)
식성 Obligate aerial insectivore; catches minute flies, beetles, and aerial spiders while foraging near cave roosts. Obligate aerial forager catching small flies, aphids, winged termites, and airborne spiders on the wing.
산란 수 -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Pygmy Swiftlet only

White-chested Swift only

Song & Call Comparison

Pygmy Swiftlet

노래

Extremely high, thin twittering; among highest-pitched calls of any bird; 'tseee-tseee' barely audible to adults; uses echolocation clicks in Philippine limestone caves

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

Pygmy Swiftlet

Endemic to the Philippines, found on Mindanao and adjacent islands. Resident in lowland forest and coastal caves. One of the smallest swiftlets.

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

Least Concern

Pygmy Swiftlet

Least Concern

White-chested Swift

How to Tell Them Apart

Pygmy Swiftlet

깃털

Tiny; dark blue-black upperparts with faint iridescence; white or pale buff rump band; underparts pale greyish-white; slightly forked tail; one of the smallest swiftlets in the Philippines; cave-nesting with pale …

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

Pygmy Swiftlet

필리핀칼새(Collocalia troglodytes)는 필리핀에 서식하는 소형 칼새입니다. 어두운 몸통과 반짝이는 깃털이 특징이며, 절벽과 동굴에 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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