Mossy-nest Swiftlet vs Black Spinetail

Aerodramus salangana 比較対象 Telacanthura melanopygia

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Mossy-nest Swiftlet Black Spinetail
学名 Aerodramus salangana Telacanthura melanopygia
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 22.7 cm (8.9 in) 32.4 cm (12.8 in)
体重 11.3 g (0.40 oz) 52.0 g (1.83 oz)
食性 Aerial insectivore consuming minute dipterans, midges, and ballooning spiders caught in continuous fast flight. High-speed aerial insectivore catching small flying insects and aerial spiders during fast sustained flight.
一腹卵数 1-2 --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Mossy-nest Swiftlet only

None

Black Spinetail only

None

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Song & Call Comparison

Mossy-nest Swiftlet

さえずり

Rapid thin twittering; 'chip-chip' over Borneo forests; echolocation clicks in cave roosts; uses mossy nest material; calls softly in colonial roosts; moderate-pitched swiftlet

Black Spinetail

さえずり

Deep, resonant chattering with gravelly undertones; series of rough churring notes interspersed with sharp screaming calls.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Mossy-nest Swiftlet

Found from the Philippines through Borneo and Sulawesi to the Moluccas. Resident in lowland and hill forest, often over rivers.

Black Spinetail

Found in West and Central Africa from Nigeria and Cameroon east to Uganda. Resident in lowland rainforest and forest edge.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Mossy-nest Swiftlet

Least Concern

Black Spinetail

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How to Tell Them Apart

Mossy-nest Swiftlet

羽毛

Small; dark grey-brown upperparts with slight iridescence; pale grey-brown rump slightly paler than back; underparts greyish-white; forked tail; Sundaic swiftlet building mossy nests; rump contrast moderate, less striking than White-rumped.

Black Spinetail

羽毛

Large; entirely black plumage with slight gloss; black rump unlike white-rumped congeners; underparts dark; spiny tail; West African forest species; all-black coloration with no contrasting markings distinguishes it from all …

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About These Birds

Mossy-nest Swiftlet

ゴシキアナツバメはボルネオとスラウェシの低地林に生息し、唾液で作った白い巣が特徴的なアナツバメである。

Black Spinetail

A medium-sized spinetail swift (14-15 cm) of lowland rainforests in West and Central Africa. All-dark plumage. Spine-tipped tail for bracing against tree trunks. Aerial insectivore, foraging above the forest canopy. Nests inside hollow trees. Uncommon and seldom observed.

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