White-chested Swift vs Antillean Palm Swift

Cypseloides lemosi 비교 대상 Tachornis phoenicobia

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 White-chested Swift Antillean Palm Swift
학명 Cypseloides lemosi Tachornis phoenicobia
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 30.0 cm (11.8 in) 20.4 cm (8.0 in)
체중 28.400000000000002 g (1.00 oz) 10.0 g (0.35 oz)
식성 Obligate aerial forager catching small flies, aphids, winged termites, and airborne spiders on the wing. Feeds aerially on tiny insects and spiders, often following weather fronts where aerial plankton concentrates.
산란 수 -- 2-5
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

White-chested Swift only

Antillean Palm Swift only

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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

Antillean Palm Swift

노래

Rapid, thin twittering with intermittent pauses; light chips strung loosely forming an airy, barely structured vocalisation.

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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.

Antillean Palm Swift

Found in Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico. Resident in open areas near palms; nests inside hanging palm fronds in the Caribbean.

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보전 상태

Least Concern

White-chested Swift

Least Concern

Antillean Palm Swift

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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 …

Antillean Palm Swift

깃털

Tiny; dark brown-black upperparts; white rump contrasting with dark back; underparts white with dark breast band; dark brown flanks and sides; deeply forked tail; Caribbean endemic with striking white rump …

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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.

Antillean Palm Swift

A small swift (10-11 cm) endemic to the Greater Antilles (Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola). Dark plumage with a white rump. Long, deeply forked tail. Aerial insectivore, closely associated with royal palms (Roystonea), nesting inside hanging dead palm fronds.

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