Band-rumped Swift vs White-collared Swift

Chaetura spinicaudus so với Streptoprocne zonaris

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Band-rumped Swift White-collared Swift
Tên Khoa Học Chaetura spinicaudus Streptoprocne zonaris
Bộ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Họ Apodidae Apodidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 20,7 cm (8.1 in) 42,5 cm (16.7 in)
Khối Lượng 16,4 g (0.58 oz) 106,45 g (3.75 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn Feeds on aerial plankton of tiny insects and spiders; entire diet captured during non-stop aerial … Obligate aerial insectivore; gathers small flying insects, winged ants, and airborne spiders during flight.
Số Trứng -- 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Band-rumped Swift only

Không

White-collared Swift only

Không

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Song & Call Comparison

Band-rumped Swift

Tiếng Hót

Raspy, churring call with hollow resonance; rough bursts of chattering notes interrupted by brief mechanical clicking sounds.

White-collared Swift

Tiếng Hót

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

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Geographic Range & Migration

Band-rumped Swift

Found in Panama and northwestern South America from Colombia east to Venezuela and the Guianas, south to Brazil and Bolivia. 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.

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Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Band-rumped Swift

Least Concern

White-collared Swift

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How to Tell Them Apart

Band-rumped Swift

Bộ Lông

Small; sooty-brown overall with narrow pale grey-white rump band forming a distinct narrow transverse stripe; underparts dark grey-brown; short spiny tail; Amazonian species distinguished by the band-like narrow rump patch.

White-collared Swift

Bộ Lông

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 …

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About These Birds

Band-rumped Swift

A small swift (11 cm) of lowland forests from Costa Rica to Brazil. Dark plumage with a conspicuous pale rump band. Spine-tipped tail. Aerial insectivore, foraging in flocks over forest canopy. Often seen near rivers and forest edges. Nests in hollow trees.

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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