Christmas Island Swiftlet vs White-chested Swift

Collocalia natalis 对比 Cypseloides lemosi

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Christmas Island Swiftlet White-chested Swift
学名 Collocalia natalis 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 4.75 g (0.17 oz) 28.400000000000002 g (1.00 oz)
食性 Aerial plankton feeder taking tiny midges, fungus gnats, and ballooning spiders in rapid coursing flights. Obligate aerial forager catching small flies, aphids, winged termites, and airborne spiders on the wing.
产卵数 2 --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Christmas Island Swiftlet only

White-chested Swift only

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Song & Call Comparison

Christmas Island Swiftlet

鸣唱

Very high, thin twittering; 'chip' notes over Christmas Island forest; audible echolocation clicks in sea cave roosts; one of smallest swiftlets; barely audible to humans

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

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Geographic Range & Migration

Christmas Island Swiftlet

Endemic to Christmas Island in the eastern Indian Ocean. Resident in forested areas. Small population vulnerable to introduced predators.

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.

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保护状况

Not Evaluated

Christmas Island Swiftlet

Least Concern

White-chested Swift

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How to Tell Them Apart

Christmas Island Swiftlet

羽毛

Tiny; dark brownish-black upperparts with minimal gloss; pale grey-buff rump band; greyish-white underparts; forked tail; Christmas Island endemic; differs from Cave Swiftlet in duller upperparts and restricted oceanic island range.

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 …

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About These Birds

Christmas Island Swiftlet

圣诞岛金丝燕(Collocalia natalis)是一种体长12厘米的小型金丝燕,为印度洋圣诞岛特有种。深色羽毛,叉形尾。空中捕食昆虫,在岛上的洞穴中筑巢,是圣诞岛少数特有鸟类之一。

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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