Forbes-Watson's Swift vs Pallid Swift

Apus berliozi 比較対象 Apus pallidus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Forbes-Watson's Swift Pallid Swift
学名 Apus berliozi Apus pallidus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 34.0 cm (13.4 in) 33.4 cm (13.1 in)
体重 43.166666666666664 g (1.52 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 2 1-4
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Forbes-Watson's Swift only

Pallid Swift only

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Song & Call Comparison

Forbes-Watson's Swift

さえずり

Rapid, buzzy chatter descending at end; rough staccato notes spilling quickly with emphatic final chip before silence.

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

Forbes-Watson's Swift

Breeds in the Arabian Peninsula and East Africa from Somalia south to Tanzania. Partially migratory; range and taxonomy incompletely understood.

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

Forbes-Watson's Swift

Least Concern

Pallid Swift

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How to Tell Them Apart

Forbes-Watson's Swift

羽毛

Dark sooty-brown overall with pale buff throat patch; underparts slightly paler brown; Socotra Island and East African coast species; plumage similar to African Swift but slightly paler throat and restricted …

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

Forbes-Watson's Swift

ベルリョウアマツバメはソマリア周辺の東アフリカに生息する比較的希少なアマツバメである。

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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