Great Swallow-tailed Swift vs Chestnut-collared Swift

Panyptila sanctihieronymi ile kıyaslandığında Streptoprocne rutila

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Great Swallow-tailed Swift Chestnut-collared Swift
Bilimsel Ad Panyptila sanctihieronymi Streptoprocne rutila
Takım Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familya Apodidae Apodidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 36,8 cm (14.5 in) 26,0 cm (10.2 in)
Ağırlık 48,416666666666664 g (1.71 oz) 21,8 g (0.77 oz)
Beslenme Catches aerial plankton — tiny midges, gnats, and ballooning spiders — continuously during soaring flight. Entirely airborne feeder on tiny flies, gnats, and airborne arachnids; one of the most aerial …
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 2-3 2
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Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Great Swallow-tailed Swift only

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Song & Call Comparison

Great Swallow-tailed Swift

Şarkı

Soft, rippling trill with liquid overtones; easy flowing sequence of mellow notes carrying pleasantly across open sky.

Chestnut-collared Swift

Şarkı

High, screaming trill; rapid 'scree-scree' in flight; shrill and penetrating; calls over Neotropical mountains and canyon edges; alarm a rapid screeching chatter

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Geographic Range & Migration

Great Swallow-tailed Swift

Found from southern Mexico through Guatemala, Honduras, to Costa Rica. Resident in humid highland forest at 600–2,000 m elevation.

Chestnut-collared Swift

Found from Mexico and the Caribbean south through Central America and South America to Argentina. Resident in highlands near mountain cliffs.

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Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Great Swallow-tailed Swift

Least Concern

Chestnut-collared Swift

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How to Tell Them Apart

Great Swallow-tailed Swift

Tuy

Black upperparts with white throat and white flanks; bold white rump patch; extremely long deeply forked tail with white outer feather edges; Central American species with the most spectacular forked …

Chestnut-collared Swift

Tuy

Dark blackish-brown body with diagnostic rich chestnut collar encircling entire neck; collar bold and complete; underparts slightly paler brown; small swift with striking warm-toned neck band contrasting vividly with dark …

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About These Birds

Great Swallow-tailed Swift

A large swift (18-20 cm) with an extremely long, deeply forked tail. Dark plumage with a white throat and collar. Found in highland forests from southern Mexico to Honduras. Aerial insectivore, foraging over mountain canyons and pine-oak forests. Uncommon and rarely observed.

Chestnut-collared Swift

A small swift (13-14 cm) found from Mexico through Central America and South America to Bolivia and Brazil. Dark plumage with a distinctive chestnut collar and throat. Aerial insectivore, often foraging in mixed-species swift flocks over forests and highlands.

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