Ridgetop Swiftlet vs White-chested Swift

Collocalia isonota 对比 Cypseloides lemosi

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Ridgetop Swiftlet White-chested Swift
学名 Collocalia isonota Cypseloides lemosi
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
保护状况 Not Evaluated Least Concern
体长
翼展 30.0 cm (11.8 in)
体重 6.483333333333333 g (0.23 oz) 28.400000000000002 g (1.00 oz)
食性 -- Obligate aerial forager catching small flies, aphids, winged termites, and airborne spiders on the wing.
产卵数 -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Ridgetop Swiftlet only

White-chested Swift only

Song & Call Comparison

Ridgetop Swiftlet

鸣唱

Thin, high twittering; soft 'chip-chip' over Solomon Islands ridges; echolocation clicks in caves; one of smallest swiftlets; calls barely audible; rapid chittering in flight

White-chested Swift

鸣唱

High, thin twittering; soft 'tsit' calls in flight; calls over Colombian waterfalls; very poorly known; thin, reedy contact notes; one of most rarely documented swifts

Geographic Range & Migration

Ridgetop Swiftlet

White-chested Swift

Known from Colombia and adjacent Ecuador. One of the world's rarest swifts; recorded at waterfalls in humid forest foothills at 500–1,200 m.

保护状况

Not Evaluated

Ridgetop Swiftlet

Least Concern

White-chested Swift

How to Tell Them Apart

Ridgetop Swiftlet

羽毛

Tiny swiftlet; glossy dark blue-green upperparts; pale buff rump band; dark sooty-brown underparts; slightly forked tail; recently described Philippine endemic; differs from congeners primarily in voice and ridge-top ridge habitat.

White-chested Swift

羽毛

Black upperparts and wings; distinctive large white chest patch contrasting sharply with black throat and belly; white confined to central breast; Colombian endemic with unique bold bicoloured plumage unlike any …

About These Birds

Ridgetop Swiftlet

山脊金丝燕(Collocalia isonota)是一种体长9-10厘米的小型金丝燕,分布于菲律宾和小巽他群岛的山地地区。深色有光泽羽毛。空中捕食昆虫,在山地地形中筑巢。

White-chested Swift

哥伦比亚雨燕限于哥伦比亚南部,是罕见的雨燕。

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