White-chested Swift vs Silver-rumped Spinetail

Cypseloides lemosi เปรียบเทียบกับ Rhaphidura leucopygialis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ White-chested Swift Silver-rumped Spinetail
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Cypseloides lemosi Rhaphidura leucopygialis
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Apodidae Apodidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 30.0 cm (11.8 in) 23.2 cm (9.1 in)
น้ำหนัก 28.400000000000002 g (1.00 oz) 13.65 g (0.48 oz)
อาหาร Obligate aerial forager catching small flies, aphids, winged termites, and airborne spiders on the wing. Obligate aerial forager on small insects and airborne spiders; among the fastest-flying of all swift …
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Habitat Comparison

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White-chested Swift only

Silver-rumped Spinetail only

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Song & Call Comparison

White-chested Swift

เสียงร้อง

High, thin twittering; soft 'tsit' calls in flight; calls over Colombian waterfalls; very poorly known; thin, reedy contact notes; one of most rarely documented swifts

Silver-rumped Spinetail

เสียงร้อง

High, thin squeaking notes delivered at rapid pace; silvery twittering with brief pauses forming loose conversational chatter.

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Geographic Range & Migration

White-chested Swift

Known from Colombia and adjacent Ecuador. One of the world's rarest swifts; recorded at waterfalls in humid forest foothills at 500–1,200 m.

Silver-rumped Spinetail

Found from Myanmar and the Thai-Malay Peninsula south through Sumatra and Borneo. Resident in lowland and hill forest. Uncommon.

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สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

White-chested Swift

Least Concern

Silver-rumped Spinetail

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How to Tell Them Apart

White-chested Swift

ขนนก

Black upperparts and wings; distinctive large white chest patch contrasting sharply with black throat and belly; white confined to central breast; Colombian endemic with unique bold bicoloured plumage unlike any …

Silver-rumped Spinetail

ขนนก

Small; dark blackish-brown upperparts; silvery-white rump band gleaming in flight; underparts pale whitish-grey; short spiny tail tips; Sundaic forest specialist; silvery rather than clean white rump distinguishes from White-rumped Spinetail.

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About These Birds

White-chested Swift

A medium-sized swift (14-15 cm) endemic to the upper Cauca Valley of Colombia. Sooty-black plumage with a white breast patch. Aerial insectivore of subtropical forests. Classified as Endangered due to extremely restricted range and ongoing habitat loss.

Silver-rumped Spinetail

A small spinetail swift (10-11 cm) found in lowland forests from the Malay Peninsula through Sumatra and Borneo. Dark plumage with a conspicuous silvery-white rump. Spine-tipped tail. Aerial insectivore, often foraging in small flocks over forest canopy and rivers.

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