White-tipped Swift vs White-collared Swift

Aeronautes montivagus 对比 Streptoprocne zonaris

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 White-tipped Swift White-collared Swift
学名 Aeronautes montivagus Streptoprocne zonaris
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 23.0 cm (9.1 in) 42.5 cm (16.7 in)
体重 20.21666666666667 g (0.71 oz) 106.45 g (3.75 oz)
食性 Obligate aerial feeder on small insects and arachnids; catches prey in a wide gape during … Obligate aerial insectivore; gathers small flying insects, winged ants, and airborne spiders during flight.
产卵数 4-5 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

White-tipped Swift only

White-collared Swift only

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Song & Call Comparison

White-tipped Swift

鸣唱

High, pure whistle fading to sibilant ending; soft series of descending notes with slight wavering, rarely heard distinctly.

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

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Geographic Range & Migration

White-tipped Swift

Found in the Andes and tepuis of Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia at 500–3,000 m. Resident in montane rocky outcrops.

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.

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保护状况

Least Concern

White-tipped Swift

Least Concern

White-collared Swift

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How to Tell Them Apart

White-tipped Swift

羽毛

Dark blackish-brown; white throat and pale flanks; white tips to secondaries forming a white trailing-edge band on wing; smaller than White-throated Swift; Andean species distinguished by white-tipped secondary pattern.

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 …

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About These Birds

White-tipped Swift

一种中型雨燕(体长13-14厘米),分布于从墨西哥至委内瑞拉和秘鲁的山地地区。体羽深色。属雨燕科(Apodidae),在中美洲和南美洲北部山区的悬崖上繁殖。

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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