White-chested Swift vs White-throated Needletail
Cypseloides lemosi 对比 Hirundapus caudacutus
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 属性 | White-chested Swift | White-throated Needletail |
|---|---|---|
| 学名 | Cypseloides lemosi | Hirundapus caudacutus |
| 目 | Caprimulgiformes | Caprimulgiformes |
| 科 | Apodidae | Apodidae |
| 保护状况 | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| 体长 | — | — |
| 翼展 | 30.0 cm (11.8 in) | 41.2 cm (16.2 in) |
| 体重 | 28.400000000000002 g (1.00 oz) | 101.475 g (3.58 oz) |
| 食性 | Obligate aerial forager catching small flies, aphids, winged termites, and airborne spiders on the wing. | High-speed aerial insectivore catching small flying insects and aerial spiders during fast sustained flight. |
| 产卵数 | -- | 2-7 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
White-chested Swift
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
White-throated Needletail
Powerful, loud churring rattle descending in pitch; deep resonant trill audible from great distance, forceful and sustained.
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.
White-throated Needletail
Breeds in Siberia, China, Japan, and the Himalayas. Long-distance migrant wintering in Australasia and Southeast Asia. Breeds in forests and cliffs.
保护状况
White-chested Swift
White-throated Needletail
How to Tell Them Apart
White-chested Swift
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 …
White-throated Needletail
Large; dark blackish-brown upperparts with metallic green gloss; white throat and undertail coverts; pale white back saddle between wings; short spiny tail; one of the world's fastest birds; white throat …
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。
White-throated Needletail
白腰针尾雨燕是世界上飞行速度最快的鸟类之一,记录飞行速度超过170千米每小时。繁殖于东北亚,在澳大利亚和新西兰越冬。背部具白色鞍形斑,腹部白色,尾羽尖硬如针。以飞行中的昆虫为食。