White-chested Swift vs White-naped Swift

Cypseloides lemosi 비교 대상 Streptoprocne semicollaris

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 White-chested Swift White-naped Swift
학명 Cypseloides lemosi Streptoprocne semicollaris
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 30.0 cm (11.8 in) 44.4 cm (17.5 in)
체중 28.400000000000002 g (1.00 oz) 175.0 g (6.17 oz)
식성 Obligate aerial forager catching small flies, aphids, winged termites, and airborne spiders on the wing. Exclusively aerial insectivore catching small flying insects and spiders drifting in aerial plankton at altitude.
산란 수 -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

White-chested Swift only

White-naped Swift only

없음

Song & Call Comparison

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

White-naped Swift

노래

Very loud screaming trill; deep, powerful 'shreee' from Mexico's largest swift; calls over cliffs and canyons; impressive volume; deeper than White-collared Swift

Geographic Range & Migration

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.

White-naped Swift

Endemic to Mexico from Nayarit south to Oaxaca. Found in montane forest and canyons at 1,000–3,000 m. Nests behind waterfalls.

보전 상태

Least Concern

White-chested Swift

Least Concern

White-naped Swift

How to Tell Them Apart

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 …

White-naped Swift

깃털

Very large; entirely black with white patch restricted to nape only, not forming a full collar; large square tail; Mexican endemic and the largest swift in Middle America; white nape …

About These Birds

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.

White-naped Swift

A large swift (20-22 cm) endemic to Mexico, found in montane regions from Nayarit to Guerrero. Dark plumage with a white half-collar on the nape. Aerial insectivore, foraging over pine-oak forests and barrancas. Nests in large cave colonies. Near Threatened due to limited range.

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