Tenggara Swiftlet vs Great Dusky Swift

Collocalia sumbawae 对比 Cypseloides senex

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Tenggara Swiftlet Great Dusky Swift
学名 Collocalia sumbawae 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 5.9 g (0.21 oz) 83.0 g (2.93 oz)
食性 Aerial plankton specialist catching tiny flies, gnats, and airborne spiders in tight acrobatic flight. Feeds on aerial plankton of tiny insects and spiders; entire diet captured during non-stop aerial …
产卵数 1-2 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Tenggara Swiftlet only

Great Dusky Swift only

Song & Call Comparison

Tenggara Swiftlet

鸣唱

Very high thin twittering; rapid 'tsit' notes over Sumbawa; echolocation clicks used in limestone caves; call among the highest frequency of any swiftlet species

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

Tenggara Swiftlet

Endemic to the Lesser Sundas of Indonesia including Sumbawa, Flores, and Timor. Resident in open forest and savanna at low elevations.

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

Tenggara Swiftlet

Least Concern

Great Dusky Swift

How to Tell Them Apart

Tenggara Swiftlet

羽毛

Tiny; dark blue-black upperparts with green gloss; pale whitish-buff rump band; dark sooty-grey underparts; Lesser Sunda Islands endemic; extremely similar to Glossy Swiftlet but restricted to eastern Indonesian islands.

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

Tenggara Swiftlet

松巴哇金丝燕(Collocalia sumbawae)是一种体长9-10厘米的小型金丝燕,为印度尼西亚小巽他群岛(松巴哇岛、弗洛勒斯岛、松巴岛)特有种。深色有光泽羽毛。空中捕食昆虫,在洞穴和岩壁上筑巢。

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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