White-throated Needletail vs White-collared Swift

Hirundapus caudacutus 비교 대상 Streptoprocne zonaris

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 White-throated Needletail White-collared Swift
학명 Hirundapus caudacutus Streptoprocne zonaris
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 41.2 cm (16.2 in) 42.5 cm (16.7 in)
체중 101.475 g (3.58 oz) 106.45 g (3.75 oz)
식성 High-speed aerial insectivore catching small flying insects and aerial spiders during fast sustained flight. Obligate aerial insectivore; gathers small flying insects, winged ants, and airborne spiders during flight.
산란 수 2-7 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

White-throated Needletail only

White-collared Swift only

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Song & Call Comparison

White-throated Needletail

노래

Powerful, loud churring rattle descending in pitch; deep resonant trill audible from great distance, forceful and sustained.

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

White-throated Needletail

Breeds in Siberia, China, Japan, and the Himalayas. Long-distance migrant wintering in Australasia and Southeast Asia. Breeds in forests and cliffs.

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

Least Concern

White-throated Needletail

Least Concern

White-collared Swift

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How to Tell Them Apart

White-throated Needletail

깃털

Large; dark blackish-brown upperparts with metallic green gloss; white throat and undertail coverts; pale white back saddle between wings; short spiny tail; one of the world's fastest birds; white throat …

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

White-throated Needletail

흰등침꼬리칼새(Hirundapus caudacutus)는 강력하고 빠른 비행을 하는 19–20cm, 날개 길이 50–55cm의 대형 침꼬리 칼새다. 갈색 깃털에 흰 목과 아랫배를 지닌다.

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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