African Swift vs White-naped Swift

Apus barbatus 比較対象 Streptoprocne semicollaris

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 African Swift White-naped Swift
学名 Apus barbatus Streptoprocne semicollaris
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 34.2 cm (13.5 in) 44.4 cm (17.5 in)
体重 42.666666666666664 g (1.51 oz) 175.0 g (6.17 oz)
食性 Completely aerial diet of small flying insects and spiders; never forages on the ground or … Exclusively aerial insectivore catching small flying insects and spiders drifting in aerial plankton at altitude.
一腹卵数 1-2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

African Swift only

None

White-naped 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.

White-naped Swift

さえずり

Very loud screaming trill; deep, powerful 'shreee' from Mexico's largest swift; calls over cliffs and canyons; impressive volume; deeper than White-collared Swift

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.

White-naped Swift

Endemic to Mexico from Nayarit south to Oaxaca. Found in montane forest and canyons at 1,000–3,000 m. Nests behind waterfalls.

保全状況

Least Concern

African Swift

Least Concern

White-naped 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.

White-naped Swift

羽毛

Very large; entirely black with white patch restricted to nape only, not forming a full collar; large square tail; Mexican endemic and the largest swift in Middle America; white nape …

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。

White-naped Swift

ホワイトナペドスウィフトはメキシコの山岳地帯に生息し、首の白い帯が特徴的なアマツバメである。

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