Bornean Swiftlet vs Great Dusky Swift

Collocalia dodgei 对比 Cypseloides senex

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Bornean Swiftlet Great Dusky Swift
学名 Collocalia dodgei Cypseloides senex
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
保护状况 Not Evaluated Least Concern
体长
翼展 33.8 cm (13.3 in)
体重 6.1 g (0.22 oz) 83.0 g (2.93 oz)
食性 Small aerial insectivore feeding on minute flying insects and spiders; forages over forest canopy and … Feeds on aerial plankton of tiny insects and spiders; entire diet captured during non-stop aerial …
产卵数 -- 1-2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Bornean Swiftlet only

Great Dusky Swift only

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Song & Call Comparison

Bornean Swiftlet

鸣唱

High thin twittering; soft 'tsit' notes over Borneo mountains; echolocation in cave roosts; tiny highland swiftlet; call weakly audible; soft rapid chittering in flight

Great Dusky Swift

鸣唱

Loud, churring trill; harsher and louder than other Cypseloides; calls over Iguacu Falls and major Neotropical waterfalls; buzzy 'bzzzt-bzzzt' in aerial groups

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Geographic Range & Migration

Bornean Swiftlet

Endemic to Borneo in lowland dipterocarp forest and hill forest. Closely related to Glossy Swiftlet; range barely extends to Palawan.

Great Dusky Swift

Found in eastern South America from Venezuela and the Guianas south to Bolivia and Paraguay. Resident near rocky cliffs and waterfalls.

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保护状况

Not Evaluated

Bornean Swiftlet

Least Concern

Great Dusky Swift

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How to Tell Them Apart

Bornean Swiftlet

羽毛

Tiny; dark glossy blue-green upperparts; pale whitish rump band; dark sooty-grey underparts; forked tail; Borneo endemic restricted to montane zones; similar to Glossy Swiftlet but less white below and confined …

Great Dusky Swift

羽毛

Very large; entirely dark sooty-brown with pale grey forehead and chin scaling; slightly paler underparts; broad wings; largest Cypseloides swift; South American waterfall specialist with dusky uniform plumage and imposing …

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About These Birds

Bornean Swiftlet

婆罗洲金丝燕(Collocalia dodgei)是一种体长9-10厘米的小型金丝燕,为海拔900-3400米的婆罗洲北部山地森林特有种。深色有光泽羽毛。空中捕食昆虫,在山地洞穴中筑巢。

Great Dusky Swift

大暗色雨燕分布于巴西和阿根廷,在大型瀑布附近繁殖的雨燕。

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