Cook's Swift vs Chestnut-collared Swift

Apus cooki 对比 Streptoprocne rutila

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Cook's Swift Chestnut-collared Swift
学名 Apus cooki Streptoprocne rutila
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
保护状况 Not Evaluated Least Concern
体长
翼展 26.0 cm (10.2 in)
体重 42.949999999999996 g (1.52 oz) 21.8 g (0.77 oz)
食性 Catches aerial plankton — tiny midges, gnats, and ballooning spiders — continuously during soaring flight. Entirely airborne feeder on tiny flies, gnats, and airborne arachnids; one of the most aerial …
产卵数 -- 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Cook's Swift only

Chestnut-collared Swift only

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Song & Call Comparison

Cook's Swift

鸣唱

Bright, flute-like series of liquid notes; clear melodic phrase ascending slightly then resolving on a sustained pure tone.

Chestnut-collared Swift

鸣唱

High, screaming trill; rapid 'scree-scree' in flight; shrill and penetrating; calls over Neotropical mountains and canyon edges; alarm a rapid screeching chatter

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Geographic Range & Migration

Cook's Swift

Found from southern Thailand through the Thai-Malay Peninsula to Sumatra, Borneo, and adjacent islands. Resident in lowland forest.

Chestnut-collared Swift

Found from Mexico and the Caribbean south through Central America and South America to Argentina. Resident in highlands near mountain cliffs.

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保护状况

Not Evaluated

Cook's Swift

Least Concern

Chestnut-collared Swift

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How to Tell Them Apart

Cook's Swift

羽毛

Dark sooty-brown upperparts; white rump patch; pale white throat; dark underparts; deeply forked tail; recently split taxon from Pacific Swift complex; plumage essentially identical to close relatives, distinguished primarily by …

Chestnut-collared Swift

羽毛

Dark blackish-brown body with diagnostic rich chestnut collar encircling entire neck; collar bold and complete; underparts slightly paler brown; small swift with striking warm-toned neck band contrasting vividly with dark …

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About These Birds

Cook's Swift

A medium-sized swift (16-17 cm) found in montane forests from the Malay Peninsula through Southeast Asia to southern China. Dark plumage with a pale throat. Aerial insectivore. Named after Frederick Cook. Until recently considered conspecific with Pacific Swift.

Chestnut-collared Swift

栗领雨燕栖息于中美洲和南美洲北部的山地。

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