Great Dusky Swift vs Waterfall Swift

Cypseloides senex 비교 대상 Hydrochous gigas

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Great Dusky Swift Waterfall Swift
학명 Cypseloides senex Hydrochous gigas
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Near Threatened
체장
날개 폭 33.8 cm (13.3 in) 29.2 cm (11.5 in)
체중 83.0 g (2.93 oz) 38.540000000000006 g (1.36 oz)
식성 Feeds on aerial plankton of tiny insects and spiders; entire diet captured during non-stop aerial … Obligate aerial forager; feeds entirely on the wing on small flying insects, midges, and airborne …
산란 수 1-2 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Great Dusky Swift only

없음

Waterfall Swift only

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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

Waterfall Swift

노래

Rapid, high-pitched twittering; sharp 'tsit-tsit' calls over Southeast Asian waterfalls; thin metallic notes; nest behind waterfalls; calls audible over roaring water

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.

Waterfall Swift

Found from southern Thailand through the Thai-Malay Peninsula to Sumatra and Borneo. Restricted to rivers near waterfalls. Scarce.

보전 상태

Least Concern

Great Dusky Swift

Near Threatened

Waterfall 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 …

Waterfall Swift

깃털

Blackish-brown upperparts with slight gloss; grey-brown underparts paler than back; pale grey-white chin and throat; no rump patch; robust-bodied and large; Southeast Asian waterfall specialist with uniformly dark plumage and …

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.

Waterfall Swift

큰폭풍칼새는 동남아시아 섬 지역에 서식하는 대형 칼새로 특히 말레이시아와 필리핀에 분포한다. 길고 뾰족한 날개와 짧은 꼬리를 가지고 있으며 빠른 속도로 하늘을 가로질러 날아다닌다. 곤충을 주식으로 하며 절벽과 동굴에 둥지를 튼다.

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