Bornean Swiftlet vs Great Dusky Swift

Collocalia dodgei 对比 Cypseloides senex

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

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Bornean Swiftlet only

Great Dusky Swift only

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

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.

保护状况

Not Evaluated

Bornean Swiftlet

Least Concern

Great Dusky Swift

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 …

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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