White-chested Swift vs Black Swift

Cypseloides lemosi 对比 Cypseloides niger

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 White-chested Swift Black Swift
学名 Cypseloides lemosi Cypseloides niger
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
保护状况 Least Concern Vulnerable
体长
翼展 30.0 cm (11.8 in) 29.9 cm (11.8 in)
体重 28.400000000000002 g (1.00 oz) 41.55 g (1.47 oz)
食性 Obligate aerial forager catching small flies, aphids, winged termites, and airborne spiders on the wing. Exclusively aerial diet; consumes tiny flying insects and spiders, sometimes following insect swarms for km.
产卵数 -- 1
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

White-chested Swift only

Black Swift only

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Song & Call Comparison

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

Black Swift

鸣唱

Soft, buzzy chittering 'spee-spee'; thin twittering over mountain waterfalls; higher and softer than Common Swift; small flocks call weakly over nesting cliffs

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Geographic Range & Migration

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.

Black Swift

Breeds in western North America from Alaska south to California and the Caribbean. Migrates to winter in Mexico and Central America.

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保护状况

Least Concern

White-chested Swift

Vulnerable

Black Swift

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How to Tell Them Apart

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 …

Black Swift

羽毛

Entirely black with slight glossy sheen; faint pale scaling on forehead and chin in fresh plumage; broad-winged and large-bodied; slightly forked tail; sexes alike; North American cliff-nesting swift with wholly …

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About These Birds

White-chested Swift

哥伦比亚雨燕限于哥伦比亚南部,是罕见的雨燕。

Black Swift

黑雨燕在北美西部的瀑布和悬崖上繁殖,是全身黑色的大型雨燕。

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