Cook's Swift vs White-collared Swift

Apus cooki ile kıyaslandığında Streptoprocne zonaris

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Cook's Swift White-collared Swift
Bilimsel Ad Apus cooki Streptoprocne zonaris
Takım Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familya Apodidae Apodidae
Koruma Durumu Not Evaluated Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 42,5 cm (16.7 in)
Ağırlık 42,949999999999996 g (1.52 oz) 106,45 g (3.75 oz)
Beslenme Catches aerial plankton — tiny midges, gnats, and ballooning spiders — continuously during soaring flight. Obligate aerial insectivore; gathers small flying insects, winged ants, and airborne spiders during flight.
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Hiçbiri

Cook's Swift only

Hiçbiri

White-collared Swift only

Song & Call Comparison

Cook's Swift

Şarkı

Bright, flute-like series of liquid notes; clear melodic phrase ascending slightly then resolving on a sustained pure tone.

White-collared Swift

Şarkı

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Cook's Swift

Found from southern Thailand through the Thai-Malay Peninsula to Sumatra, Borneo, and adjacent islands. 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.

Koruma Durumu

Not Evaluated

Cook's Swift

Least Concern

White-collared Swift

How to Tell Them Apart

Cook's Swift

Tuy

Dark sooty-brown upperparts; white rump patch; pale white throat; dark underparts; deeply forked tail; recently split taxon from Pacific Swift complex; plumage essentially identical to close relatives, distinguished primarily by …

White-collared Swift

Tuy

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 …

About These Birds

Cook's Swift

A medium-sized swift (16-17 cm) found in montane forests from the Malay Peninsula through Southeast Asia to southern China. Dark plumage with a pale throat. Aerial insectivore. Named after Frederick Cook. Until recently considered conspecific with Pacific Swift.

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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