Bornean Swiftlet vs Great Dusky Swift

Collocalia dodgei so với Cypseloides senex

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Bornean Swiftlet Great Dusky Swift
Tên Khoa Học Collocalia dodgei Cypseloides senex
Bộ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Họ Apodidae Apodidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Not Evaluated Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 33,8 cm (13.3 in)
Khối Lượng 6,1 g (0.22 oz) 83,0 g (2.93 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn Small aerial insectivore feeding on minute flying insects and spiders; forages over forest canopy and … Feeds on aerial plankton of tiny insects and spiders; entire diet captured during non-stop aerial …
Số Trứng -- 1-2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Bornean Swiftlet only

Không

Great Dusky Swift only

Không

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Song & Call Comparison

Bornean Swiftlet

Tiếng Hót

High thin twittering; soft 'tsit' notes over Borneo mountains; echolocation in cave roosts; tiny highland swiftlet; call weakly audible; soft rapid chittering in flight

Great Dusky Swift

Tiếng Hót

Loud, churring trill; harsher and louder than other Cypseloides; calls over Iguacu Falls and major Neotropical waterfalls; buzzy 'bzzzt-bzzzt' in aerial groups

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Geographic Range & Migration

Bornean Swiftlet

Endemic to Borneo in lowland dipterocarp forest and hill forest. Closely related to Glossy Swiftlet; range barely extends to Palawan.

Great Dusky Swift

Found in eastern South America from Venezuela and the Guianas south to Bolivia and Paraguay. Resident near rocky cliffs and waterfalls.

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Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Not Evaluated

Bornean Swiftlet

Least Concern

Great Dusky Swift

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How to Tell Them Apart

Bornean Swiftlet

Bộ Lông

Tiny; dark glossy blue-green upperparts; pale whitish rump band; dark sooty-grey underparts; forked tail; Borneo endemic restricted to montane zones; similar to Glossy Swiftlet but less white below and confined …

Great Dusky Swift

Bộ Lông

Very large; entirely dark sooty-brown with pale grey forehead and chin scaling; slightly paler underparts; broad wings; largest Cypseloides swift; South American waterfall specialist with dusky uniform plumage and imposing …

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About These Birds

Bornean Swiftlet

A small swiftlet (9-10 cm) endemic to montane forests of northern Borneo at 900-3,400 m elevation. Dark glossy plumage. Aerial insectivore. Colonial cave nester. Restricted to high-altitude caves on Mount Kinabalu and neighboring peaks. Limited ecological data.

Great Dusky Swift

A large swift (18-20 cm) of southeastern Brazil, eastern Paraguay, and northeastern Argentina. Dark sooty-brown plumage. Aerial insectivore, foraging over forested gorges and waterfalls. Nests in large colonies behind waterfalls. The largest member of the genus Cypseloides.

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