Bare-legged Swiftlet vs Alpine Swift

Aerodramus nuditarsus 比較対象 Tachymarptis melba

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Bare-legged Swiftlet Alpine Swift
学名 Aerodramus nuditarsus Tachymarptis melba
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 25.0 cm (9.8 in) 43.9 cm (17.3 in)
体重 13.3 g (0.47 oz) 97.5 g (3.44 oz)
食性 Obligate aerial insectivore; catches minute flies, beetles, and aerial spiders while foraging near cave roosts. Aerial insectivore taking small flying insects and spiders; may forage at great heights following thermal …
一腹卵数 -- 1-4
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Bare-legged Swiftlet only

Alpine Swift only

None

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Song & Call Comparison

Bare-legged Swiftlet

さえずり

High thin twittering; 'tsit-tsit' over New Guinea lowlands; echolocation clicks in cave roosts; calls weakly in flight; colonial nester producing soft flock chattering

Alpine Swift

さえずり

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

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Geographic Range & Migration

Bare-legged Swiftlet

Found in lowland New Guinea and adjacent islands. Resident in lowland rainforest and forest edge. Little-known Papuan endemic.

Alpine Swift

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

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保全状況

Least Concern

Bare-legged Swiftlet

Least Concern

Alpine Swift

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How to Tell Them Apart

Bare-legged Swiftlet

羽毛

Small; dark grey-brown upperparts; pale rump band; underparts whitish-grey; forked tail; bare unfeathered tarsi distinctive among swiftlets; New Guinea lowland cave-nesting species; bare legs visible at nest but rarely field-observable.

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 …

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About These Birds

Bare-legged Swiftlet

ロングビルドスウィフトレットはニューギニア東部に生息し、裸足根が特徴的なアナツバメである。

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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