African Swift vs Band-rumped Swift

Apus barbatus 比較対象 Chaetura spinicaudus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 African Swift Band-rumped Swift
学名 Apus barbatus Chaetura spinicaudus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 34.2 cm (13.5 in) 20.7 cm (8.1 in)
体重 42.666666666666664 g (1.51 oz) 16.4 g (0.58 oz)
食性 Completely aerial diet of small flying insects and spiders; never forages on the ground or … Feeds on aerial plankton of tiny insects and spiders; entire diet captured during non-stop aerial …
一腹卵数 1-2 --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

African Swift only

None

Band-rumped Swift only

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Song & Call Comparison

African Swift

さえずり

Sharp, piercing screech followed by rapid chatter; intense series of notes escalating in speed and volume before fading.

Band-rumped Swift

さえずり

Raspy, churring call with hollow resonance; rough bursts of chattering notes interrupted by brief mechanical clicking sounds.

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Geographic Range & Migration

African Swift

Found across sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal east to Ethiopia and south to South Africa. One of Africa's most common swift species.

Band-rumped Swift

Found in Panama and northwestern South America from Colombia east to Venezuela and the Guianas, south to Brazil and Bolivia. Lowland forest.

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保全状況

Least Concern

African Swift

Least Concern

Band-rumped Swift

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How to Tell Them Apart

African Swift

羽毛

Dark sooty-brown throughout; pale throat patch whitish-grey; underparts slightly paler; broadly similar to Common Swift but slightly larger and marginally paler below; widespread Sub-Saharan African species.

Band-rumped Swift

羽毛

Small; sooty-brown overall with narrow pale grey-white rump band forming a distinct narrow transverse stripe; underparts dark grey-brown; short spiny tail; Amazonian species distinguished by the band-like narrow rump patch.

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About These Birds

African Swift

アフリカクロアマツバメはサハラ以南のアフリカに広く分布し、岩壁や建物の隙間に巣を作る。

Band-rumped Swift

コスタリカからブラジルの低地林に生息する小型アマツバメ(11 cm)。顕著な淡い腰帯を持つ暗い羽衣。棘状の尾。群れで林冠上を飛翔する空中昆虫食性。

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