Black-capped Swallow vs African Red-rumped Swallow

Atticora pileata в сравнении с Cecropis melanocrissus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Black-capped Swallow African Red-rumped Swallow
Научное название Atticora pileata Cecropis melanocrissus
Отряд Passeriformes Passeriformes
Семейство Hirundinidae Hirundinidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Not Evaluated
Длина
Размах крыльев 18,7 cm (7.4 in)
Масса 12,5 g (0.44 oz) 26,25 g (0.93 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 4 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Black-capped Swallow only

Нет

African Red-rumped Swallow only

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Black-capped Swallow

Not Evaluated

African Red-rumped Swallow

About These Birds

Black-capped Swallow

The Black-capped Swallow is a Central American swallow restricted to highland cloud forests and their edges in Guatemala and adjacent Chiapas, Mexico, with a distinctive black cap, white underparts, and steel-blue upperparts. It inhabits the airspace over highland forests and forest clearings at elevations above 1,500 meters, feeding on flying insects caught in aerial sallies.

African Red-rumped Swallow

The African Red-rumped Swallow is a swallow of the Hirundinidae family, weighing around 26 g. It is identified by its distinctive rufous rump and undertail, and inhabits open country and rocky areas across Africa where it catches insects on the wing.

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