African Swift vs Band-rumped Swift

Apus barbatus 比較対象 Chaetura spinicaudus

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

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

African Swift only

None

Band-rumped Swift only

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.

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.

保全状況

Least Concern

African Swift

Least Concern

Band-rumped Swift

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.

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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