Whitehead's Swiftlet vs Great Dusky Swift

Aerodramus whiteheadi 对比 Cypseloides senex

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Whitehead's Swiftlet Great Dusky Swift
学名 Aerodramus whiteheadi Cypseloides senex
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
保护状况 Data Deficient Least Concern
体长
翼展 27.2 cm (10.7 in) 33.8 cm (13.3 in)
体重 14.0 g (0.49 oz) 83.0 g (2.93 oz)
食性 Aerial plankton feeder taking tiny midges, fungus gnats, and ballooning spiders in rapid coursing flights. Feeds on aerial plankton of tiny insects and spiders; entire diet captured during non-stop aerial …
产卵数 -- 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Whitehead's Swiftlet only

Great Dusky Swift only

Song & Call Comparison

Whitehead's Swiftlet

鸣唱

Thin twittering; 'chip-chip' calls over Borneo highlands; echolocation clicks in cave roosts; data deficient; calls poorly documented from remote Bornean montane habitat

Great Dusky Swift

鸣唱

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Whitehead's Swiftlet

Endemic to the highlands of Borneo at 800–3,000 m. Resident in montane forest on Mount Kinabalu and the Crocker Range.

Great Dusky Swift

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

保护状况

Data Deficient

Whitehead's Swiftlet

Least Concern

Great Dusky Swift

How to Tell Them Apart

Whitehead's Swiftlet

羽毛

Small; dark brownish-grey upperparts; pale buff-grey rump band; underparts pale grey-white; forked tail; Philippine endemic from Luzon; data-deficient species differing from Philippine Swiftlet mainly in habitat preference and island range.

Great Dusky Swift

羽毛

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 …

About These Birds

Whitehead's Swiftlet

一种小型金丝燕(体长11-12厘米),特产于菲律宾吕宋岛北部山区。体羽深色,腰部浅色。属雨燕科(Apodidae),是菲律宾山地的特有种。

Great Dusky Swift

大暗色雨燕分布于巴西和阿根廷,在大型瀑布附近繁殖的雨燕。

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