Costa Rican Swift vs White-collared Swift

Chaetura fumosa 对比 Streptoprocne zonaris

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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
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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Costa Rican Swift only

White-collared Swift only

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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

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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.

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保护状况

Least Concern

Costa Rican Swift

Least Concern

White-collared Swift

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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 …

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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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