White-chested Swift vs Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift

Cypseloides lemosi 对比 Panyptila cayennensis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 White-chested Swift Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift
学名 Cypseloides lemosi Panyptila cayennensis
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 30.0 cm (11.8 in) 23.8 cm (9.4 in)
体重 28.400000000000002 g (1.00 oz) 21.8 g (0.77 oz)
食性 Obligate aerial forager catching small flies, aphids, winged termites, and airborne spiders on the wing. Aerial insectivore feeding on swarms of small flies, winged ants, and tiny beetles during sustained …
产卵数 -- 2-3
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

White-chested Swift only

Lesser Swallow-tailed 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

Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift

鸣唱

Dry, clicking chatter interspersed with thin whistles; rapid mechanical trill delivered with persistent energy throughout day.

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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.

Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift

Found from Mexico south through Central America and South America to Bolivia and Brazil. Resident in lowland and foothill forest edge.

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保护状况

Least Concern

White-chested Swift

Least Concern

Lesser Swallow-tailed 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 …

Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift

羽毛

Black upperparts; white throat and white flanks; white rump patch; deeply forked long tail; smaller version of Great Swallow-tailed Swift; widespread from Mexico to South America; forked tail and bold …

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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。

Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift

A medium-sized swift (13-14 cm) with a moderately forked tail and white throat patch. Found from southern Mexico through Central America to Peru and Brazil. Dark plumage. Aerial insectivore, foraging over forest canopy and clearings. Nests under overhanging cliffs and bridges.

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