Pacific Swift vs Chestnut-collared Swift

Apus pacificus เปรียบเทียบกับ Streptoprocne rutila

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Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Pacific Swift Chestnut-collared Swift
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Apus pacificus Streptoprocne rutila
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Apodidae Apodidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 34.6 cm (13.6 in) 26.0 cm (10.2 in)
น้ำหนัก 41.516666666666666 g (1.46 oz) 21.8 g (0.77 oz)
อาหาร Feeds aerially on tiny insects and spiders, often following weather fronts where aerial plankton concentrates. Entirely airborne feeder on tiny flies, gnats, and airborne arachnids; one of the most aerial …
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Habitat Comparison

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Song & Call Comparison

Pacific Swift

เสียงร้อง

Thin, reedy trill with nasal overtone; soft chattering notes delivered continuously during rapid low-level flight over fields.

Chestnut-collared Swift

เสียงร้อง

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

Pacific Swift

Breeds from Siberia and Japan south to China and the Himalayas. Long-distance migrant wintering in Southeast Asia and Australia.

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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สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Pacific Swift

Least Concern

Chestnut-collared Swift

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How to Tell Them Apart

Pacific Swift

ขนนก

Dark blackish-brown upperparts; distinctive white rump patch contrasting with dark back; white throat patch; underparts dark with pale brown barring; deeply forked tail; white rump distinguishes it from Common Swift …

Chestnut-collared Swift

ขนนก

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

Pacific Swift

A medium-sized swift (17-18 cm) found across eastern Asia from Siberia to Australia. Dark plumage with a white rump patch and deeply forked tail. Aerial insectivore. A long-distance migrant, breeding in Asia and wintering in Southeast Asia and Australasia.

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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