Ameline Swiftlet vs White-chested Swift

Aerodramus amelis 比較対象 Cypseloides lemosi

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Ameline Swiftlet White-chested Swift
学名 Aerodramus amelis Cypseloides lemosi
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
保全状況 Not Evaluated Least Concern
体長
翼開長 30.0 cm (11.8 in)
体重 17.9 g (0.63 oz) 28.400000000000002 g (1.00 oz)
食性 Obligate aerial feeder on microscopic flying insects and spiders; highly social forager over tropical forest. Obligate aerial forager catching small flies, aphids, winged termites, and airborne spiders on the wing.
一腹卵数 1-2 --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Ameline Swiftlet only

None

White-chested Swift only

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Song & Call Comparison

Ameline Swiftlet

さえずり

High twittering; thin 'tsit' calls; echolocation clicks in cave roosts; poorly documented species; slightly larger than most swiftlets; calls faintly over island habitats

White-chested Swift

さえずり

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

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Geographic Range & Migration

Ameline Swiftlet

Found on Ambon and the southern Moluccas of Indonesia. Closely related to Uniform Swiftlet; restricted to Moluccan lowlands and hills.

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.

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保全状況

Not Evaluated

Ameline Swiftlet

Least Concern

White-chested Swift

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How to Tell Them Apart

Ameline Swiftlet

羽毛

Small; dark brownish-grey upperparts; pale grey rump band; underparts pale whitish-grey; forked tail; recently described Wallacean swiftlet from the Sulawesi region; larger than most swiftlets in the area with well-defined …

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 …

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About These Birds

Ameline Swiftlet

パラオアナツバメはパラオ諸島に固有のアナツバメで、石灰岩の洞窟に巣を作る。

White-chested Swift

コロンビアアマツバメはコロンビア南部に限定的に生息する希少なアマツバメである。

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