White-tipped Swift vs Pallid Swift

Aeronautes montivagus 比較対象 Apus pallidus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 White-tipped Swift Pallid Swift
学名 Aeronautes montivagus Apus pallidus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 23.0 cm (9.1 in) 33.4 cm (13.1 in)
体重 20.21666666666667 g (0.71 oz) 42.25 g (1.49 oz)
食性 Obligate aerial feeder on small insects and arachnids; catches prey in a wide gape during … Aerial insectivore foraging continuously in flight, taking tiny flies, beetles, and ballooning spiders.
一腹卵数 4-5 1-4
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

White-tipped Swift only

Pallid Swift only

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Song & Call Comparison

White-tipped Swift

さえずり

High, pure whistle fading to sibilant ending; soft series of descending notes with slight wavering, rarely heard distinctly.

Pallid Swift

さえずり

Melodic, rolling trill with rich timbre; sustained musical phrase with slight variations on repeated delivery at dusk.

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Geographic Range & Migration

White-tipped Swift

Found in the Andes and tepuis of Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia at 500–3,000 m. Resident in montane rocky outcrops.

Pallid Swift

Breeds in the Mediterranean and North Africa east to Pakistan. Migratory; winters in sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal to Ethiopia.

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保全状況

Least Concern

White-tipped Swift

Least Concern

Pallid Swift

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How to Tell Them Apart

White-tipped Swift

羽毛

Dark blackish-brown; white throat and pale flanks; white tips to secondaries forming a white trailing-edge band on wing; smaller than White-throated Swift; Andean species distinguished by white-tipped secondary pattern.

Pallid Swift

羽毛

Medium-large; pale brownish-grey overall, distinctly paler than Common Swift; larger pale throat patch; wing coverts show pale scaly edges; Mediterranean and Middle Eastern species; pale sandy-brown tone separates it from …

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About These Birds

White-tipped Swift

A medium-sized swift (13-14 cm) found in montane regions from Mexico to Venezuela and Peru. Dark plumage with white tips on the outer tail feathers. Aerial insectivore, foraging over mountain slopes and cloud forests. Often seen in flocks along steep mountain ridges.

Pallid Swift

カフリアマツバメは地中海沿岸やアフリカ北部に繁殖し、ヨーロッパアマツバメより淡い色合いが特徴的である。

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