White-fronted Swift vs White-collared Swift

Cypseloides storeri 对比 Streptoprocne zonaris

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 White-fronted Swift White-collared Swift
学名 Cypseloides storeri Streptoprocne zonaris
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
保护状况 Data Deficient Least Concern
体长
翼展 27.4 cm (10.8 in) 42.5 cm (16.7 in)
体重 39.25 g (1.38 oz) 106.45 g (3.75 oz)
食性 Obligate aerial insectivore; takes small flies, beetles, and aerial spiders in swooping fast-flight passes. Obligate aerial insectivore; gathers small flying insects, winged ants, and airborne spiders during flight.
产卵数 -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

White-fronted Swift only

White-collared Swift only

Song & Call Comparison

White-fronted Swift

鸣唱

Poorly known vocalizations; thin twittering presumed; calls over Mexican montane waterfalls; high-pitched soft chip notes; very rarely documented; data-deficient species

White-collared Swift

鸣唱

Loud, screaming 'shreee-shreee'; powerful screeching trill; calls from large flocks over mountains; very audible; one of the loudest Neotropical swifts; alarm a harsh rattle

Geographic Range & Migration

White-fronted Swift

Endemic to western Mexico from Jalisco to Oaxaca. Resident in forested highlands near canyon streams at 1,000–2,500 m. Poorly known.

White-collared Swift

Found from Mexico south through Central America to South America east of the Andes, reaching Bolivia and southern Brazil. Often in large flocks.

保护状况

Data Deficient

White-fronted Swift

Least Concern

White-collared Swift

How to Tell Them Apart

White-fronted Swift

羽毛

Blackish-brown throughout with a prominent white frontal patch on forehead and lores; no other pale markings; slightly paler brownish below; poorly known Mexican endemic known from very few specimens.

White-collared Swift

羽毛

Large; glossy blue-black plumage with bold broad white collar encircling entire neck; collar clean and complete; underparts black; large slightly forked tail; among the most recognisable Neotropical swifts due to …

About These Birds

White-fronted Swift

斯托勒雨燕栖息于墨西哥西部山地,是分布有限的稀有雨燕。

White-collared Swift

白领雨燕广泛分布于拉丁美洲山地,以白色颈环为特征的大型雨燕。

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