Costa Rican Swift vs Alpine Swift
Chaetura fumosa 对比 Tachymarptis melba
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 属性 | Costa Rican Swift | Alpine Swift |
|---|---|---|
| 学名 | Chaetura fumosa | Tachymarptis melba |
| 目 | Caprimulgiformes | Caprimulgiformes |
| 科 | Apodidae | Apodidae |
| 保护状况 | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| 体长 | — | — |
| 翼展 | 21.2 cm (8.3 in) | 43.9 cm (17.3 in) |
| 体重 | 18.2 g (0.64 oz) | 97.5 g (3.44 oz) |
| 食性 | Entirely airborne feeder on tiny flies, gnats, and airborne arachnids; one of the most aerial … | Aerial insectivore taking small flying insects and spiders; may forage at great heights following thermal … |
| 产卵数 | -- | 1-4 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Costa Rican Swift
Thin, insect-like buzz alternating with soft clicks; delicate high trill delivered during swift wheeling flight over valleys.
Alpine Swift
Rapid series of short, clipped whistles; bright, clean notes delivered in quick succession with occasional doubled phrase.
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.
Alpine Swift
Breeds from southern Europe and North Africa east through Central Asia and the Himalayas to India. Migratory; winters in sub-Saharan Africa.
保护状况
Costa Rican Swift
Alpine Swift
How to Tell Them Apart
Costa Rican Swift
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 …
Alpine Swift
Large; dark brown upperparts; white throat patch separated from white belly by dark brown breast band; brown flanks; bold tricoloured underpart pattern; one of Europe's largest swifts with distinctive white …
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。
Alpine Swift
高山雨燕在欧洲山地和岩壁上繁殖，以白色腹部和较大体型为特征的长距离迁徙鸟类。