Sooty Swift vs Alpine Swift
Cypseloides fumigatus 对比 Tachymarptis melba
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 属性 | Sooty Swift | Alpine Swift |
|---|---|---|
| 学名 | Cypseloides fumigatus | Tachymarptis melba |
| 目 | Caprimulgiformes | Caprimulgiformes |
| 科 | Apodidae | Apodidae |
| 保护状况 | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| 体长 | — | — |
| 翼展 | 29.0 cm (11.4 in) | 43.9 cm (17.3 in) |
| 体重 | 41.666666666666664 g (1.47 oz) | 97.5 g (3.44 oz) |
| 食性 | Catches aerial plankton — tiny midges, gnats, and ballooning spiders — continuously during soaring flight. | Aerial insectivore taking small flying insects and spiders; may forage at great heights following thermal … |
| 产卵数 | 1 | 1-4 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Sooty Swift
Soft twittering 'tsit-tsit'; thin, buzzy notes in flight; calls over Neotropical waterfalls and gorges; quiet, raspy trill; rarely as vocal as larger swift species
Alpine Swift
Rapid series of short, clipped whistles; bright, clean notes delivered in quick succession with occasional doubled phrase.
Geographic Range & Migration
Sooty Swift
Found in the Guiana Shield and Amazon Basin in Brazil, Venezuela, and the Guianas. Nomadic; associated with rocky outcrops and waterfalls.
Alpine Swift
Breeds from southern Europe and North Africa east through Central Asia and the Himalayas to India. Migratory; winters in sub-Saharan Africa.
保护状况
Sooty Swift
Alpine Swift
How to Tell Them Apart
Sooty Swift
Uniformly dark sooty-brown plumage throughout; no contrasting pale markings anywhere; slightly paler brownish-grey on throat; large and uniform; South American species whose entirely dark coloration recalls blackish swiftlets but much …
Alpine Swift
Large; dark brown upperparts; white throat patch separated from white belly by dark brown breast band; brown flanks; bold tricoloured underpart pattern; one of Europe's largest swifts with distinctive white …
About These Birds
Sooty Swift
烟色雨燕栖息于南美洲热带地区，具有煤烟色暗色羽毛。
Alpine Swift
高山雨燕在欧洲山地和岩壁上繁殖，以白色腹部和较大体型为特征的长距离迁徙鸟类。