White-rumped Swiftlet vs Alpine Swift

Aerodramus spodiopygius 比較対象 Tachymarptis melba

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 White-rumped Swiftlet Alpine Swift
学名 Aerodramus spodiopygius Tachymarptis melba
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 23.4 cm (9.2 in) 43.9 cm (17.3 in)
体重 7.4 g (0.26 oz) 97.5 g (3.44 oz)
食性 Feeds on aerial plankton including tiny flies and spiders; forages in large noisy flocks above … 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

White-rumped Swiftlet only

Alpine Swift only

None

Song & Call Comparison

White-rumped Swiftlet

さえずり

Rapid thin twittering; high 'tsit-tsit' notes over Pacific islands; echolocation clicks in caves; colonial; produces soft chattering in roost cavities; unremarkable call

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

White-rumped Swiftlet

Found across the southwestern Pacific including Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, and Vanuatu east to the Cook Islands. Resident from coast to mountains.

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

Least Concern

White-rumped Swiftlet

Least Concern

Alpine Swift

How to Tell Them Apart

White-rumped Swiftlet

羽毛

Small; dark brownish-black upperparts with faint gloss; white rump patch contrasting sharply with dark back and tail; underparts pale greyish-white; forked tail; widespread Pacific species with diagnostically bright white rump.

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

White-rumped Swiftlet

シロアナツバメは太平洋諸島に広く分布し、腰部の白色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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