Great Dusky Swift vs White-naped Swift

Cypseloides senex 비교 대상 Streptoprocne semicollaris

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Great Dusky Swift White-naped Swift
학명 Cypseloides senex Streptoprocne semicollaris
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 33.8 cm (13.3 in) 44.4 cm (17.5 in)
체중 83.0 g (2.93 oz) 175.0 g (6.17 oz)
식성 Feeds on aerial plankton of tiny insects and spiders; entire diet captured during non-stop aerial … Exclusively aerial insectivore catching small flying insects and spiders drifting in aerial plankton at altitude.
산란 수 1-2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Great Dusky Swift only

없음

White-naped Swift only

없음

Song & Call Comparison

Great Dusky Swift

노래

Loud, churring trill; harsher and louder than other Cypseloides; calls over Iguacu Falls and major Neotropical waterfalls; buzzy 'bzzzt-bzzzt' in aerial groups

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

Great Dusky Swift

Found in eastern South America from Venezuela and the Guianas south to Bolivia and Paraguay. Resident near rocky cliffs and waterfalls.

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

Great Dusky Swift

Least Concern

White-naped Swift

How to Tell Them Apart

Great Dusky Swift

깃털

Very large; entirely dark sooty-brown with pale grey forehead and chin scaling; slightly paler underparts; broad wings; largest Cypseloides swift; South American waterfall specialist with dusky uniform plumage and imposing …

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

Great Dusky Swift

18–20 cm의 대형 칼새로 브라질 동남부·파라과이 동부·아르헨티나 북동부에 서식. 어두운 그을린 갈색 깃털. 삼림 협곡과 폭포 위를 날며 먹이를 구하는 공중 곤충식성. 폭포 뒤에 대규모 집단으로 둥지를 튼다. Cypseloides 속의 가장 큰 종.

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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