Ameline Swiftlet vs White-chested Swift

Aerodramus amelis ile kıyaslandığında Cypseloides lemosi

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Ameline Swiftlet White-chested Swift
Bilimsel Ad Aerodramus amelis Cypseloides lemosi
Takım Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familya Apodidae Apodidae
Koruma Durumu Not Evaluated Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 30,0 cm (11.8 in)
Ağırlık 17,9 g (0.63 oz) 28,400000000000002 g (1.00 oz)
Beslenme Obligate aerial feeder on microscopic flying insects and spiders; highly social forager over tropical forest. Obligate aerial forager catching small flies, aphids, winged termites, and airborne spiders on the wing.
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 1-2 --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Ameline Swiftlet only

Hiçbiri

White-chested Swift only

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Song & Call Comparison

Ameline Swiftlet

Şarkı

High twittering; thin 'tsit' calls; echolocation clicks in cave roosts; poorly documented species; slightly larger than most swiftlets; calls faintly over island habitats

White-chested Swift

Şarkı

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

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Geographic Range & Migration

Ameline Swiftlet

Found on Ambon and the southern Moluccas of Indonesia. Closely related to Uniform Swiftlet; restricted to Moluccan lowlands and hills.

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.

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Koruma Durumu

Not Evaluated

Ameline Swiftlet

Least Concern

White-chested Swift

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How to Tell Them Apart

Ameline Swiftlet

Tuy

Small; dark brownish-grey upperparts; pale grey rump band; underparts pale whitish-grey; forked tail; recently described Wallacean swiftlet from the Sulawesi region; larger than most swiftlets in the area with well-defined …

White-chested Swift

Tuy

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 …

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About These Birds

Ameline Swiftlet

A small swiftlet (11 cm) found in the Philippines and parts of Indonesia. Dark plumage. Aerial insectivore. Colonial cave nester. Recently split from Uniform Swiftlet. Taxonomy and distribution boundaries still being clarified by ornithologists.

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.

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