Forbes-Watson's Swift vs African Palm Swift

Apus berliozi 比較対象 Cypsiurus parvus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Forbes-Watson's Swift African Palm Swift
学名 Apus berliozi Cypsiurus parvus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 34.0 cm (13.4 in) 27.2 cm (10.7 in)
体重 43.166666666666664 g (1.52 oz) 14.38 g (0.51 oz)
食性 Obligate aerial feeder on small insects and arachnids; catches prey in a wide gape during … Exclusively aerial diet; consumes tiny flying insects and spiders, sometimes following insect swarms for km.
一腹卵数 2 1-3
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Forbes-Watson's Swift only

None

African Palm 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.

African Palm Swift

さえずり

Deep, hollow churring trill with resonant bass quality; prolonged vibrating call audible at significant range in open woodland.

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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.

African Palm Swift

Found across sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal east to Somalia and south to South Africa. Common in open areas near palms; nests in palm leaves.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Forbes-Watson's Swift

Least Concern

African Palm 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 …

African Palm Swift

羽毛

Slender and long-tailed; uniformly pale greyish-brown overall; underparts paler grey-buff; long deeply forked tail; pale uniform appearance with no contrasting markings; widespread African palm-nesting swift with distinctive slender silhouette.

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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。

African Palm Swift

A slender swift (15-17 cm) with long, narrow wings and a deeply forked tail. Dark brown plumage. Found across sub-Saharan Africa in savanna and open woodland, closely associated with palm trees. Aerial insectivore. One of Africa's most abundant swift species.

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