Silver-backed Needletail vs White-collared Swift

Hirundapus cochinchinensis 비교 대상 Streptoprocne zonaris

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Silver-backed Needletail White-collared Swift
학명 Hirundapus cochinchinensis Streptoprocne zonaris
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 36.6 cm (14.4 in) 42.5 cm (16.7 in)
체중 85.97999999999999 g (3.03 oz) 106.45 g (3.75 oz)
식성 Obligate aerial forager on small insects and airborne spiders; among the fastest-flying of all swift … Obligate aerial insectivore; gathers small flying insects, winged ants, and airborne spiders during flight.
산란 수 -- 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Silver-backed Needletail only

White-collared Swift only

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Song & Call Comparison

Silver-backed Needletail

노래

Dry, rattling trill with softer ending; rapid series of clipped notes dropping slightly in pitch as the bird gains speed.

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

Silver-backed Needletail

Found from northeastern India and China through Southeast Asia to the Greater Sundas. Partially migratory; winters south in forest and open areas.

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

Silver-backed Needletail

Least Concern

White-collared Swift

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How to Tell Them Apart

Silver-backed Needletail

깃털

Large; blackish-brown body; distinctive large silvery-white back patch between wings; white throat and undertail coverts; short spiny tail; Southeast Asian species closely resembling White-throated Needletail but silvery-white saddle more extensive.

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

Silver-backed Needletail

회색침꼬리칼새(Hirundapus cochinchinensis)는 인도에서 동남아시아까지 구릉지와 산악림에 서식하는 19–20cm 대형 침꼬리 칼새다.

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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