Western Glossy Swiftlet vs Chestnut-collared Swift

Collocalia affinis so với Streptoprocne rutila

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Western Glossy Swiftlet Chestnut-collared Swift
Tên Khoa Học Collocalia affinis Streptoprocne rutila
Bộ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Họ Apodidae Apodidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Not Evaluated Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 26,0 cm (10.2 in)
Khối Lượng 8,65 g (0.31 oz) 21,8 g (0.77 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn Aerial insectivore consuming minute dipterans, midges, and ballooning spiders caught in continuous fast flight. Entirely airborne feeder on tiny flies, gnats, and airborne arachnids; one of the most aerial …
Số Trứng 1-3 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Western Glossy Swiftlet only

Không

Chestnut-collared Swift only

Không

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Song & Call Comparison

Western Glossy Swiftlet

Tiếng Hót

High, thin 'tsit-tsit'; rapid chittering in flight; echolocation clicks used inside caves; tiny size produces very high-pitched thin calls; soft twittering over forest

Chestnut-collared Swift

Tiếng Hót

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

Western Glossy Swiftlet

Found from the Andaman Islands and northeastern India through Southeast Asia to Borneo and the Philippines. Resident in diverse forest habitats.

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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Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Not Evaluated

Western Glossy Swiftlet

Least Concern

Chestnut-collared Swift

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How to Tell Them Apart

Western Glossy Swiftlet

Bộ Lông

Tiny; glossy blue-black upperparts with green iridescence; underparts dark sooty-grey; white-buff rump band; deeply forked tail; recently split taxon similar to Philippine Glossy Swiftlet but with subtly different rump and …

Chestnut-collared Swift

Bộ Lông

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

Western Glossy Swiftlet

A small swiftlet (9-10 cm) found in lowland and hill forests of the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo. Glossy blue-black upperparts with a paler rump. Aerial insectivore, feeding on tiny flying insects. Colonial nester in caves and buildings.

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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