Papuan Swiftlet vs Alpine Swift

Aerodramus papuensis 比較対象 Tachymarptis melba

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Papuan Swiftlet Alpine Swift
学名 Aerodramus papuensis Tachymarptis melba
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
保全状況 Data Deficient Least Concern
体長
翼開長 26.5 cm (10.4 in) 43.9 cm (17.3 in)
体重 20.4 g (0.72 oz) 97.5 g (3.44 oz)
食性 Feeds aerially on tiny flying insects and drifting spiders; often forages in mixed-species flocks over … 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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Song & Call Comparison

Papuan Swiftlet

さえずり

High thin twittering; 'tsit-tsit' over New Guinea; echolocation clicks used in cave roosts; larger than many swiftlets; slightly deeper calls; data deficient in recordings

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

Papuan Swiftlet

Found in lowland New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago. 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

Data Deficient

Papuan Swiftlet

Least Concern

Alpine Swift

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How to Tell Them Apart

Papuan Swiftlet

羽毛

Small; dark brownish-grey upperparts; pale grey rump band; underparts pale grey; forked tail; New Guinea swiftlet; large for the genus; data-deficient with limited specimens; rump band moderately contrasting with dark …

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

Papuan Swiftlet

パプアアナツバメはニューギニア島に固有のアナツバメで、山岳地帯の洞窟に巣を作る。

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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