Indian Swiftlet vs White-collared Swift

Aerodramus unicolor 对比 Streptoprocne zonaris

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Indian Swiftlet White-collared Swift
学名 Aerodramus unicolor Streptoprocne zonaris
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 22.7 cm (8.9 in) 42.5 cm (16.7 in)
体重 11.0 g (0.39 oz) 106.45 g (3.75 oz)
食性 Tiny aerial insectivore taking small flying insects and spiders; congregates where insects emerge over water. Obligate aerial insectivore; gathers small flying insects, winged ants, and airborne spiders during flight.
产卵数 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Indian Swiftlet only

White-collared Swift only

Song & Call Comparison

Indian Swiftlet

鸣唱

Rapid, thin twittering; 'tsit-tsit' calls over South Indian hills; audible echolocation clicks in cave roosts; colonial; calls softly in flight; noisy at roost entrances

White-collared Swift

鸣唱

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Indian Swiftlet

Found in Sri Lanka and southwestern India. Resident in hills and lowlands, nesting in rock crevices on cliff faces up to 2,000 m elevation.

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.

保护状况

Least Concern

Indian Swiftlet

Least Concern

White-collared Swift

How to Tell Them Apart

Indian Swiftlet

羽毛

Small; uniformly dark blackish-brown throughout with minimal gloss; rump barely paler than back or concolorous; underparts dark grey-brown; forked tail; South Indian and Sri Lankan endemic with exceptionally uniform dark …

White-collared Swift

羽毛

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 …

About These Birds

Indian Swiftlet

一种小型金丝燕(体长11-12厘米),分布于印度次大陆和斯里兰卡各地。体羽深灰褐色,全身色泽均一。属雨燕科(Apodidae),在南亚洞穴和悬崖上繁殖。

White-collared Swift

白领雨燕广泛分布于拉丁美洲山地,以白色颈环为特征的大型雨燕。

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