Whitehead's Swiftlet vs White-chested Swift

Aerodramus whiteheadi ile kıyaslandığında Cypseloides lemosi

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Whitehead's Swiftlet White-chested Swift
Bilimsel Ad Aerodramus whiteheadi Cypseloides lemosi
Takım Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familya Apodidae Apodidae
Koruma Durumu Data Deficient Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 27,2 cm (10.7 in) 30,0 cm (11.8 in)
Ağırlık 14,0 g (0.49 oz) 28,400000000000002 g (1.00 oz)
Beslenme Aerial plankton feeder taking tiny midges, fungus gnats, and ballooning spiders in rapid coursing flights. Obligate aerial forager catching small flies, aphids, winged termites, and airborne spiders on the wing.
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Whitehead's Swiftlet only

Hiçbiri

White-chested Swift only

Song & Call Comparison

Whitehead's Swiftlet

Şarkı

Thin twittering; 'chip-chip' calls over Borneo highlands; echolocation clicks in cave roosts; data deficient; calls poorly documented from remote Bornean montane habitat

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Whitehead's Swiftlet

Endemic to the highlands of Borneo at 800–3,000 m. Resident in montane forest on Mount Kinabalu and the Crocker Range.

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.

Koruma Durumu

Data Deficient

Whitehead's Swiftlet

Least Concern

White-chested Swift

How to Tell Them Apart

Whitehead's Swiftlet

Tuy

Small; dark brownish-grey upperparts; pale buff-grey rump band; underparts pale grey-white; forked tail; Philippine endemic from Luzon; data-deficient species differing from Philippine Swiftlet mainly in habitat preference and island range.

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 …

About These Birds

Whitehead's Swiftlet

A small swiftlet (11-12 cm) endemic to the mountains of northern Luzon, Philippines. Dark plumage with a pale rump. Aerial insectivore of montane forest canopy above 1,000 m. Colonial cave nester using echolocation. Named after John Whitehead. Poorly known.

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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