Chapman's Swift vs Great Dusky Swift

Chaetura chapmani comparado com Cypseloides senex

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Chapman's Swift Great Dusky Swift
Nome científico Chaetura chapmani Cypseloides senex
Ordem Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Família Apodidae Apodidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 24,6 cm (9.7 in) 33,8 cm (13.3 in)
Peso 23,416666666666668 g (0.83 oz) 83,0 g (2.93 oz)
Dieta Obligate aerial forager; feeds entirely on the wing on small flying insects, midges, and airborne … Feeds on aerial plankton of tiny insects and spiders; entire diet captured during non-stop aerial …
Tamanho da postura 2-3 1-2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Chapman's Swift only

Great Dusky Swift only

Nenhum

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Song & Call Comparison

Chapman's Swift

Canto

Quick, bubbling series of soft chips; pleasant liquid twittering with slightly buzzy edges, delivered during aerial display.

Great Dusky Swift

Canto

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

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Geographic Range & Migration

Chapman's Swift

Found in Trinidad and Tobago and northern South America from Colombia and Venezuela south to northeastern Brazil. Resident in lowland forest.

Great Dusky Swift

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

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Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Chapman's Swift

Least Concern

Great Dusky Swift

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How to Tell Them Apart

Chapman's Swift

Plumagem

Small; dark sooty-brown overall; rump slightly paler grey-brown than back; underparts dark brown; short spiny tail; Amazonian species intermediate in plumage between Chimney Swift and Band-rumped Swift; relatively poorly differentiated …

Great Dusky Swift

Plumagem

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 …

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About These Birds

Chapman's Swift

Andorinhão-de-Chapman (Chaetura chapmani), 12–14 cm. Andorinhão com plumagem marrom-enegrecida acima, partes inferiores mais claras, uropígio acinzentado. Habita florestas tropicais e áreas semi-abertas no norte da América do Sul. Alimenta-se de insetos capturados em voo sobre a copa das árvores.

Great Dusky Swift

A large swift (18-20 cm) of southeastern Brazil, eastern Paraguay, and northeastern Argentina. Dark sooty-brown plumage. Aerial insectivore, foraging over forested gorges and waterfalls. Nests in large colonies behind waterfalls. The largest member of the genus Cypseloides.

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