Chapman's Swift vs White-collared Swift

Chaetura chapmani เปรียบเทียบกับ Streptoprocne zonaris

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Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Chapman's Swift White-collared Swift
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Chaetura chapmani Streptoprocne zonaris
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Apodidae Apodidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 24.6 cm (9.7 in) 42.5 cm (16.7 in)
น้ำหนัก 23.416666666666668 g (0.83 oz) 106.45 g (3.75 oz)
อาหาร Obligate aerial forager; feeds entirely on the wing on small flying insects, midges, and airborne … Obligate aerial insectivore; gathers small flying insects, winged ants, and airborne spiders during flight.
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Habitat Comparison

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Song & Call Comparison

Chapman's Swift

เสียงร้อง

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

White-collared Swift

เสียงร้อง

Loud, screaming 'shreee-shreee'; powerful screeching trill; calls from large flocks over mountains; very audible; one of the loudest Neotropical swifts; alarm a harsh rattle

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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.

White-collared Swift

Found from Mexico south through Central America to South America east of the Andes, reaching Bolivia and southern Brazil. Often in large flocks.

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สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Chapman's Swift

Least Concern

White-collared Swift

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How to Tell Them Apart

Chapman's Swift

ขนนก

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 …

White-collared Swift

ขนนก

Large; glossy blue-black plumage with bold broad white collar encircling entire neck; collar clean and complete; underparts black; large slightly forked tail; among the most recognisable Neotropical swifts due to …

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About These Birds

Chapman's Swift

A small swift (12-13 cm) found in forests from Central America through northern South America to Trinidad. Dark plumage with a grey rump. Spine-tipped tail. Aerial insectivore. Difficult to distinguish from other Chaetura swifts in the field. Poorly studied.

White-collared Swift

A very large swift (20-22 cm, wingspan 45-55 cm) with a bold white collar band, the largest New World swift. Found from Mexico to southern Brazil and the Caribbean. Aerial insectivore, foraging in large, noisy flocks over forests and cities. Nests behind waterfalls and in caves.

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