Whitehead's Swiftlet vs Alpine Swift

Aerodramus whiteheadi 比較対象 Tachymarptis melba

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Whitehead's Swiftlet Alpine Swift
学名 Aerodramus whiteheadi Tachymarptis melba
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
保全状況 Data Deficient Least Concern
体長
翼開長 27.2 cm (10.7 in) 43.9 cm (17.3 in)
体重 14.0 g (0.49 oz) 97.5 g (3.44 oz)
食性 Aerial plankton feeder taking tiny midges, fungus gnats, and ballooning spiders in rapid coursing flights. Aerial insectivore taking small flying insects and spiders; may forage at great heights following thermal …
一腹卵数 -- 1-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Whitehead's Swiftlet only

Alpine Swift only

None

Song & Call Comparison

Whitehead's Swiftlet

さえずり

Thin twittering; 'chip-chip' calls over Borneo highlands; echolocation clicks in cave roosts; data deficient; calls poorly documented from remote Bornean montane habitat

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

Whitehead's Swiftlet

Endemic to the highlands of Borneo at 800–3,000 m. Resident in montane forest on Mount Kinabalu and the Crocker Range.

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

Data Deficient

Whitehead's Swiftlet

Least Concern

Alpine Swift

How to Tell Them Apart

Whitehead's Swiftlet

羽毛

Small; dark brownish-grey upperparts; pale buff-grey rump band; underparts pale grey-white; forked tail; Philippine endemic from Luzon; data-deficient species differing from Philippine Swiftlet mainly in habitat preference and island range.

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

Whitehead's Swiftlet

A small swiftlet (11-12 cm) endemic to the mountains of northern Luzon, Philippines. Dark plumage with a pale rump. Aerial insectivore of montane forest canopy above 1,000 m. Colonial cave nester using echolocation. Named after John Whitehead. Poorly known.

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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