White-chinned Swift vs White-chested Swift

Cypseloides cryptus 비교 대상 Cypseloides lemosi

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 White-chinned Swift White-chested Swift
학명 Cypseloides cryptus Cypseloides lemosi
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 27.4 cm (10.8 in) 30.0 cm (11.8 in)
체중 35.95 g (1.27 oz) 28.400000000000002 g (1.00 oz)
식성 Aerial-only diet of small flying insects, winged termites, and drifting spiders caught during continuous flight. Obligate aerial forager catching small flies, aphids, winged termites, and airborne spiders on the wing.
산란 수 1 --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

White-chinned Swift only

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White-chested Swift only

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Song & Call Comparison

White-chinned Swift

노래

Soft, buzzy twittering; weak 'tsit-tsit' in flight; calls over Neotropical waterfalls; thin, high-pitched contact notes; soft compared to most swifts; rarely vocal

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

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Geographic Range & Migration

White-chinned Swift

Found from southern Mexico south through Central America and northwestern South America to Bolivia. Nomadic; joins large mixed swift flocks.

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.

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보전 상태

Least Concern

White-chinned Swift

Least Concern

White-chested Swift

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How to Tell Them Apart

White-chinned Swift

깃털

Uniformly sooty-black plumage with narrow white chin spot; no white rump or other pale markings; large for a Cypseloides; cryptic appearance made identification historically difficult; white chin the sole distinguishing …

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 …

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About These Birds

White-chinned Swift

14–15 cm의 중형 칼새로 멕시코 남부에서 페루까지 습윤한 저지·산기슭 삼림에 서식. 작은 흰 턱 반점이 있는 어두운 그을린 갈색 깃털. 삼림 수관부와 계곡 위를 날며 먹이를 구하는 공중 곤충식성. 폭포 뒤에 둥지를 튼다. 드물고 연구가 부족하다.

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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