Ameline Swiftlet vs Alpine Swift

Aerodramus amelis 比較対象 Tachymarptis melba

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Ameline Swiftlet Alpine Swift
学名 Aerodramus amelis Tachymarptis melba
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
保全状況 Not Evaluated Least Concern
体長
翼開長 43.9 cm (17.3 in)
体重 17.9 g (0.63 oz) 97.5 g (3.44 oz)
食性 Obligate aerial feeder on microscopic flying insects and spiders; highly social forager over tropical forest. Aerial insectivore taking small flying insects and spiders; may forage at great heights following thermal …
一腹卵数 1-2 1-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Ameline Swiftlet only

Alpine Swift only

None

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

Alpine Swift

さえずり

Rapid series of short, clipped whistles; bright, clean notes delivered in quick succession with occasional doubled phrase.

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.

Alpine Swift

Breeds from southern Europe and North Africa east through Central Asia and the Himalayas to India. Migratory; winters in sub-Saharan Africa.

保全状況

Not Evaluated

Ameline Swiftlet

Least Concern

Alpine Swift

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 …

Alpine Swift

羽毛

Large; dark brown upperparts; white throat patch separated from white belly by dark brown breast band; brown flanks; bold tricoloured underpart pattern; one of Europe's largest swifts with distinctive white …

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。

Alpine Swift

アルプスアマツバメはヨーロッパの山岳地帯と岩壁に繁殖し、白い腹と大きな体が特徴的な長距離渡り鳥である。

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