White-chinned Swift vs White-collared Swift

Cypseloides cryptus 비교 대상 Streptoprocne zonaris

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 White-chinned Swift White-collared Swift
학명 Cypseloides cryptus Streptoprocne zonaris
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 27.4 cm (10.8 in) 42.5 cm (16.7 in)
체중 35.95 g (1.27 oz) 106.45 g (3.75 oz)
식성 Aerial-only diet of small flying insects, winged termites, and drifting spiders caught during continuous flight. Obligate aerial insectivore; gathers small flying insects, winged ants, and airborne spiders during flight.
산란 수 1 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

White-chinned Swift only

White-collared 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-collared Swift

노래

Loud, screaming 'shreee-shreee'; powerful screeching trill; calls from large flocks over mountains; very audible; one of the loudest Neotropical swifts; alarm a harsh rattle

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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-collared Swift

Found from Mexico south through Central America to South America east of the Andes, reaching Bolivia and southern Brazil. Often in large flocks.

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보전 상태

Least Concern

White-chinned Swift

Least Concern

White-collared 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-collared Swift

깃털

Large; glossy blue-black plumage with bold broad white collar encircling entire neck; collar clean and complete; underparts black; large slightly forked tail; among the most recognisable Neotropical swifts due to …

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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-collared Swift

A very large swift (20-22 cm, wingspan 45-55 cm) with a bold white collar band, the largest New World swift. Found from Mexico to southern Brazil and the Caribbean. Aerial insectivore, foraging in large, noisy flocks over forests and cities. Nests behind waterfalls and in caves.

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