Philippine Glossy Swiftlet vs Chestnut-collared Swift

Collocalia marginata в сравнении с Streptoprocne rutila

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Philippine Glossy Swiftlet Chestnut-collared Swift
Научное название Collocalia marginata Streptoprocne rutila
Отряд Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Семейство Apodidae Apodidae
Охранный статус Not Evaluated Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 26,0 cm (10.2 in)
Масса 7,2 g (0.25 oz) 21,8 g (0.77 oz)
Питание Tiny aerial insectivore taking small flying insects and spiders; congregates where insects emerge over water. Entirely airborne feeder on tiny flies, gnats, and airborne arachnids; one of the most aerial …
Размер кладки -- 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Philippine Glossy Swiftlet only

Chestnut-collared Swift only

Нет

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Song & Call Comparison

Philippine Glossy Swiftlet

Пение

Very high thin twittering; 'tsit-tsit' in flight; echolocation clicks in cave roosts; extremely small; call barely audible to human ear; rapid chittering over Philippine forest

Chestnut-collared Swift

Пение

High, screaming trill; rapid 'scree-scree' in flight; shrill and penetrating; calls over Neotropical mountains and canyon edges; alarm a rapid screeching chatter

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Geographic Range & Migration

Philippine Glossy Swiftlet

Endemic to the Philippines, found on most major islands. Resident in lowland and hill forest and open areas up to 1,500 m elevation.

Chestnut-collared Swift

Found from Mexico and the Caribbean south through Central America and South America to Argentina. Resident in highlands near mountain cliffs.

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Охранный статус

Not Evaluated

Philippine Glossy Swiftlet

Least Concern

Chestnut-collared Swift

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How to Tell Them Apart

Philippine Glossy Swiftlet

Оперение

Tiny; glossy greenish-black upperparts; white-buff rump patch; dark sooty underparts; deeply forked tail; endemic to Philippine islands; the blue-green iridescence on the back is more pronounced than in drabber Collocalia …

Chestnut-collared Swift

Оперение

Dark blackish-brown body with diagnostic rich chestnut collar encircling entire neck; collar bold and complete; underparts slightly paler brown; small swift with striking warm-toned neck band contrasting vividly with dark …

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About These Birds

Philippine Glossy Swiftlet

A small swiftlet (9-10 cm) endemic to the Philippines. Glossy dark plumage with pale fringes on wing feathers. Aerial insectivore, foraging over forest canopy and clearings. Colonial nester in caves. Found across most major Philippine islands.

Chestnut-collared Swift

A small swift (13-14 cm) found from Mexico through Central America and South America to Bolivia and Brazil. Dark plumage with a distinctive chestnut collar and throat. Aerial insectivore, often foraging in mixed-species swift flocks over forests and highlands.

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