Black-capped Swallow vs Barn Swallow

Atticora pileata เปรียบเทียบกับ Hirundo rustica

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Black-capped Swallow Barn Swallow
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Atticora pileata Hirundo rustica
อันดับ Passeriformes Passeriformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Hirundinidae Hirundinidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว 19.0 cm (7.5 in)
กว้างปีก 18.7 cm (7.4 in) 33.0 cm (13.0 in)
น้ำหนัก 12.5 g (0.44 oz) 19.0 g (0.67 oz)
อาหาร -- Aerial insects caught in continuous agile flight, including flies, beetles, moths, and aphids. Drinks by …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Black-capped Swallow
Barn Swallow 19.0 cm
กว้างปีก
Black-capped Swallow 18.7 cm
Barn Swallow 33.0 cm
น้ำหนัก
Black-capped Swallow 12.5 g
Barn Swallow 19.0 g

Habitat Comparison

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Black-capped Swallow only

Barn Swallow only

Barn Swallow

Open farmland, meadows, and areas near water. Nests almost exclusively in human-made structures such as barns, bridges, and eaves.

Song & Call Comparison

Black-capped Swallow

Barn Swallow

เสียงร้อง

A rapid, twittering song: a long stream of 'vit-vit-vit' and rolling chirps. Also gives a sharp 'vit' flight call. Song can last many minutes without pause. Musical and liquid.

Geographic Range & Migration

Black-capped Swallow

Barn Swallow

Breeds across the Northern Hemisphere in North America, Europe, and Asia. Winters in South America, Africa, and South Asia.

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Black-capped Swallow

Least Concern

Barn Swallow

How to Tell Them Apart

Black-capped Swallow

Barn Swallow

ขนนก

Metallic blue-black upperparts, rufous forehead and throat, and pale buff to rufous underparts. Deeply forked tail with elongated outer streamers.

ปาก

Short, wide, flat black bill adapted for catching insects in flight

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.

Barn Swallow

The barn swallow is the most widespread swallow species in the world and has one of the longest migrations of any passerine. Its arrival signals spring across the Northern Hemisphere, inspiring cultural references from ancient Greece to modern poetry. Barn swallows have become almost entirely dependent on human structures for nesting.

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