Australian Swiftlet vs White-chested Swift

Aerodramus terraereginae 对比 Cypseloides lemosi

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Australian Swiftlet White-chested Swift
学名 Aerodramus terraereginae Cypseloides lemosi
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 22.2 cm (8.7 in) 30.0 cm (11.8 in)
体重 11.2 g (0.40 oz) 28.400000000000002 g (1.00 oz)
食性 Aerial insectivore catching tiny flying insects, midges, and airborne spiders in fast low-altitude flight near … Obligate aerial forager catching small flies, aphids, winged termites, and airborne spiders on the wing.
产卵数 1 --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Australian Swiftlet only

White-chested Swift only

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Song & Call Comparison

Australian Swiftlet

鸣唱

Rapid, chattering 'tsit-tsit'; thin twittering over Queensland coast; audible echolocation clicks in cave roosts; flock produces overlapping calls; only Australian cave-nesting swiftlet

White-chested Swift

鸣唱

High, thin twittering; soft 'tsit' calls in flight; calls over Colombian waterfalls; very poorly known; thin, reedy contact notes; one of most rarely documented swifts

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Geographic Range & Migration

Australian Swiftlet

Found in northeastern Australia and New Guinea. Resident in lowland rainforest, forest edge, and open areas. Nests in caves and overhangs.

White-chested Swift

Known from Colombia and adjacent Ecuador. One of the world's rarest swifts; recorded at waterfalls in humid forest foothills at 500–1,200 m.

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保护状况

Least Concern

Australian Swiftlet

Least Concern

White-chested Swift

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How to Tell Them Apart

Australian Swiftlet

羽毛

Small; dark grey-brown upperparts; pale grey-white rump band; underparts pale greyish; forked tail; Australian cave-nesting endemic using echolocation; closely resembles White-rumped Swiftlet but with narrower paler rump band.

White-chested Swift

羽毛

Black upperparts and wings; distinctive large white chest patch contrasting sharply with black throat and belly; white confined to central breast; Colombian endemic with unique bold bicoloured plumage unlike any …

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About These Birds

Australian Swiftlet

一种小型金丝燕(体长11-12厘米),分布于澳大利亚东北部和托雷斯海峡岛屿。体羽灰褐色。属雨燕科(Apodidae),是澳大利亚少数几种金丝燕之一。

White-chested Swift

哥伦比亚雨燕限于哥伦比亚南部,是罕见的雨燕。

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