Forbes-Watson's Swift vs White-chested Swift

Apus berliozi 比較対象 Cypseloides lemosi

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Forbes-Watson's Swift White-chested Swift
学名 Apus berliozi Cypseloides lemosi
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 34.0 cm (13.4 in) 30.0 cm (11.8 in)
体重 43.166666666666664 g (1.52 oz) 28.400000000000002 g (1.00 oz)
食性 Obligate aerial feeder on small insects and arachnids; catches prey in a wide gape during … Obligate aerial forager catching small flies, aphids, winged termites, and airborne spiders on the wing.
一腹卵数 2 --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Forbes-Watson's Swift only

White-chested 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.

White-chested Swift

さえずり

High, thin twittering; soft 'tsit' calls in flight; calls over Colombian waterfalls; very poorly known; thin, reedy contact notes; one of most rarely documented swifts

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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.

White-chested Swift

Known from Colombia and adjacent Ecuador. One of the world's rarest swifts; recorded at waterfalls in humid forest foothills at 500–1,200 m.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Forbes-Watson's Swift

Least Concern

White-chested 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 …

White-chested Swift

羽毛

Black upperparts and wings; distinctive large white chest patch contrasting sharply with black throat and belly; white confined to central breast; Colombian endemic with unique bold bicoloured plumage unlike any …

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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。

White-chested Swift

コロンビアアマツバメはコロンビア南部に限定的に生息する希少なアマツバメである。

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