Costa Rican Swift vs White-collared Swift

Chaetura fumosa 对比 Streptoprocne zonaris

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Costa Rican Swift White-collared Swift
学名 Chaetura fumosa Streptoprocne zonaris
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 21.2 cm (8.3 in) 42.5 cm (16.7 in)
体重 18.2 g (0.64 oz) 106.45 g (3.75 oz)
食性 Entirely airborne feeder on tiny flies, gnats, and airborne arachnids; one of the most aerial … Obligate aerial insectivore; gathers small flying insects, winged ants, and airborne spiders during flight.
产卵数 -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Costa Rican Swift only

White-collared Swift only

Song & Call Comparison

Costa Rican Swift

鸣唱

Thin, insect-like buzz alternating with soft clicks; delicate high trill delivered during swift wheeling flight over valleys.

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

Costa Rican Swift

Found along the Pacific slope of Costa Rica and Panama. Resident in lowland and foothill forest and forest edge below 1,000 m.

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

Costa Rican Swift

Least Concern

White-collared Swift

How to Tell Them Apart

Costa Rican Swift

羽毛

Small; uniformly dark sooty-brown with rump barely paler than dark back; underparts dark grey-brown; short spiny tail; Central American Pacific slope species; exceptionally dark and uniform compared to most Chaetura …

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

Costa Rican Swift

烟色雨燕 (Chaetura fumosa),体长约11厘米。体羽均匀的烟褐色,腰部略浅,尾短具细刺。分布于哥斯达黎加太平洋沿岸及巴拿马。栖息于低地热带雨林上空。以飞行昆虫为食。

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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