Drab Swiftlet vs White-chested Swift

Collocalia neglecta 对比 Cypseloides lemosi

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Drab Swiftlet White-chested Swift
学名 Collocalia neglecta 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 5.9 g (0.21 oz) 28.400000000000002 g (1.00 oz)
食性 Entirely airborne insectivore; feeds on minute flying insects and web-dispersing spiders over open habitats. Obligate aerial forager catching small flies, aphids, winged termites, and airborne spiders on the wing.
产卵数 1-2 --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Drab Swiftlet only

White-chested Swift only

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Song & Call Comparison

Drab Swiftlet

鸣唱

High, thin twittering; 'tsit-tsit' in flight; echolocation clicks inside cave roosts; small size and unremarkable plumage matched by simple, thin high-pitched calls

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

Drab Swiftlet

Found on the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Simeuluë Island off Sumatra. Resident in coastal and lowland habitats. Sedentary.

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

Drab Swiftlet

Least Concern

White-chested Swift

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How to Tell Them Apart

Drab Swiftlet

羽毛

Tiny; dull brownish-grey upperparts with little or no gloss; whitish-buff rump band; pale greyish-buff underparts; forked tail; as the name implies, lacks the iridescent gloss of most Collocalia swiftlets; island …

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

Drab Swiftlet

暗色金丝燕(Collocalia neglecta)是一种体长10厘米的小型金丝燕,分布于菲律宾、苏拉威西和马鲁古群岛。深灰褐色羽毛,光泽度低于近似种。空中捕食昆虫,在洞穴和岩缝中筑巢。

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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