Black Swift vs White-collared Swift

Cypseloides niger 비교 대상 Streptoprocne zonaris

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Black Swift White-collared Swift
학명 Cypseloides niger Streptoprocne zonaris
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
보전 상태 Vulnerable Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 29.9 cm (11.8 in) 42.5 cm (16.7 in)
체중 41.55 g (1.47 oz) 106.45 g (3.75 oz)
식성 Exclusively aerial diet; consumes tiny flying insects and spiders, sometimes following insect swarms for km. 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

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Black Swift only

White-collared Swift only

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Song & Call Comparison

Black Swift

노래

Soft, buzzy chittering 'spee-spee'; thin twittering over mountain waterfalls; higher and softer than Common Swift; small flocks call weakly over nesting cliffs

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

Black Swift

Breeds in western North America from Alaska south to California and the Caribbean. Migrates to winter in Mexico and Central America.

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

Vulnerable

Black Swift

Least Concern

White-collared Swift

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How to Tell Them Apart

Black Swift

깃털

Entirely black with slight glossy sheen; faint pale scaling on forehead and chin in fresh plumage; broad-winged and large-bodied; slightly forked tail; sexes alike; North American cliff-nesting swift with wholly …

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

Black Swift

15–18 cm(날개 길이 38 cm)의 대형 칼새로 전체 어두운 깃털과 약간 갈라진 꼬리를 가진다. 서부 북아메리카와 카리브 해의 해안 절벽과 폭포 뒤에서 번식한다. 산과 계곡 위 높은 곳에서 채이며 먹이를 구하는 공중 곤충식성. 남아메리카에서 월동하는 장거리 이동철새.

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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