Sooty Swift vs Alpine Swift
Cypseloides fumigatus 비교 대상 Tachymarptis melba
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 속성 | Sooty Swift | Alpine Swift |
|---|---|---|
| 학명 | Cypseloides fumigatus | Tachymarptis melba |
| 목 | Caprimulgiformes | Caprimulgiformes |
| 과 | Apodidae | Apodidae |
| 보전 상태 | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| 체장 | — | — |
| 날개 폭 | 29.0 cm (11.4 in) | 43.9 cm (17.3 in) |
| 체중 | 41.666666666666664 g (1.47 oz) | 97.5 g (3.44 oz) |
| 식성 | Catches aerial plankton — tiny midges, gnats, and ballooning spiders — continuously during soaring flight. | Aerial insectivore taking small flying insects and spiders; may forage at great heights following thermal … |
| 산란 수 | 1 | 1-4 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Sooty Swift
Soft twittering 'tsit-tsit'; thin, buzzy notes in flight; calls over Neotropical waterfalls and gorges; quiet, raspy trill; rarely as vocal as larger swift species
Alpine Swift
Rapid series of short, clipped whistles; bright, clean notes delivered in quick succession with occasional doubled phrase.
Geographic Range & Migration
Sooty Swift
Found in the Guiana Shield and Amazon Basin in Brazil, Venezuela, and the Guianas. Nomadic; associated with rocky outcrops and waterfalls.
Alpine Swift
Breeds from southern Europe and North Africa east through Central Asia and the Himalayas to India. Migratory; winters in sub-Saharan Africa.
보전 상태
Sooty Swift
Alpine Swift
How to Tell Them Apart
Sooty Swift
Uniformly dark sooty-brown plumage throughout; no contrasting pale markings anywhere; slightly paler brownish-grey on throat; large and uniform; South American species whose entirely dark coloration recalls blackish swiftlets but much …
Alpine Swift
Large; dark brown upperparts; white throat patch separated from white belly by dark brown breast band; brown flanks; bold tricoloured underpart pattern; one of Europe's largest swifts with distinctive white …
About These Birds
Sooty Swift
15–17 cm의 중형 칼새로 브라질 동남부·파라과이·아르헨티나의 아열대·산지림에 서식. 그을린 갈색 깃털. 삼림 협곡과 폭포 위를 날며 먹이를 구하는 공중 곤충식성. 폭포 뒤 젖은 암벽에 둥지를 튼다.
Alpine Swift
A large swift (20-22 cm, wingspan 54-60 cm) with a white belly and throat contrasting with dark brown upperparts. Found from southern Europe and Africa to Central Asia. Aerial insectivore, foraging at great heights. Nests on cliff faces in large colonies. Powerful, fast flier.