Waterfall Swift vs White-collared Swift

Hydrochous gigas 비교 대상 Streptoprocne zonaris

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Waterfall Swift White-collared Swift
학명 Hydrochous gigas Streptoprocne zonaris
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
보전 상태 Near Threatened Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 29.2 cm (11.5 in) 42.5 cm (16.7 in)
체중 38.540000000000006 g (1.36 oz) 106.45 g (3.75 oz)
식성 Obligate aerial forager; feeds entirely on the wing on small flying insects, midges, and airborne … Obligate aerial insectivore; gathers small flying insects, winged ants, and airborne spiders during flight.
산란 수 1 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Waterfall Swift only

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White-collared Swift only

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Song & Call Comparison

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

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Waterfall Swift

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

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.

보전 상태

Near Threatened

Waterfall Swift

Least Concern

White-collared Swift

How to Tell Them Apart

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 …

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 …

About These Birds

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.

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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