Ridgetop Swiftlet vs Great Dusky Swift

Collocalia isonota 对比 Cypseloides senex

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Ridgetop Swiftlet Great Dusky Swift
学名 Collocalia isonota 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 6.483333333333333 g (0.23 oz) 83.0 g (2.93 oz)
食性 -- 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

Ridgetop Swiftlet only

Great Dusky 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

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

Ridgetop Swiftlet

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

Ridgetop Swiftlet

Least Concern

Great Dusky 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.

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

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。

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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