Pallid Swift vs Purple Needletail

Apus pallidus comparado con Hirundapus celebensis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Pallid Swift Purple Needletail
Nombre científico Apus pallidus Hirundapus celebensis
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Apodidae Apodidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 33,4 cm (13.1 in) 42,7 cm (16.8 in)
Peso 42,25 g (1.49 oz) 186,5 g (6.58 oz)
Dieta Aerial insectivore foraging continuously in flight, taking tiny flies, beetles, and ballooning spiders. Catches aerial plankton of small insects and spiders in fast sweeping flight; roosts in rock …
Tamaño de la puesta 1-4 --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Ninguno

Pallid Swift only

Purple Needletail only

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Song & Call Comparison

Pallid Swift

Canto

Melodic, rolling trill with rich timbre; sustained musical phrase with slight variations on repeated delivery at dusk.

Purple Needletail

Canto

Thin, penetrating screech with piercing quality; rapid trilling notes cascading steeply, cutting through jungle noise effectively.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Pallid Swift

Breeds in the Mediterranean and North Africa east to Pakistan. Migratory; winters in sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal to Ethiopia.

Purple Needletail

Found on Sulawesi, the Philippines, and adjacent islands in Wallacea. Resident in lowland and hill forest, foraging over forest and open areas.

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Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Pallid Swift

Least Concern

Purple Needletail

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How to Tell Them Apart

Pallid Swift

Plumaje

Medium-large; pale brownish-grey overall, distinctly paler than Common Swift; larger pale throat patch; wing coverts show pale scaly edges; Mediterranean and Middle Eastern species; pale sandy-brown tone separates it from …

Purple Needletail

Plumaje

Very large; dark black-brown upperparts with intense purple gloss on back and wing coverts; white throat patch; white undertail coverts; short spiny tail; Sulawesi endemic and the heaviest needletail; stunning …

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About These Birds

Pallid Swift

A medium-sized swift (16-17 cm) similar to Common Swift but paler, sandy-brown overall with a larger white throat patch. Found across southern Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. Aerial insectivore. Long-distance migrant wintering in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.

Purple Needletail

El vencejo de aguja de Célebes es un vencejo grande endémico de la isla de Sulawesi, Indonesia. Tiene alas largas y estrechas con plumaje principalmente oscuro. Captura insectos al vuelo. Como otros vencejos, pasa la mayor parte de su vida en vuelo. Anida en acantilados o huecos. La pérdida de hábitat en Sulawesi es una amenaza potencial para esta especie de distribución restringida.

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