Forbes-Watson's Swift vs Alpine Swift

Apus berliozi 比較対象 Tachymarptis melba

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Forbes-Watson's Swift Alpine Swift
学名 Apus berliozi Tachymarptis melba
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 34.0 cm (13.4 in) 43.9 cm (17.3 in)
体重 43.166666666666664 g (1.52 oz) 97.5 g (3.44 oz)
食性 Obligate aerial feeder on small insects and arachnids; catches prey in a wide gape during … Aerial insectivore taking small flying insects and spiders; may forage at great heights following thermal …
一腹卵数 2 1-4
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Forbes-Watson's Swift only

Alpine Swift only

None

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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.

Alpine Swift

さえずり

Rapid series of short, clipped whistles; bright, clean notes delivered in quick succession with occasional doubled phrase.

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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.

Alpine Swift

Breeds from southern Europe and North Africa east through Central Asia and the Himalayas to India. Migratory; winters in sub-Saharan Africa.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Forbes-Watson's Swift

Least Concern

Alpine 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 …

Alpine Swift

羽毛

Large; dark brown upperparts; white throat patch separated from white belly by dark brown breast band; brown flanks; bold tricoloured underpart pattern; one of Europe's largest swifts with distinctive white …

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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。

Alpine Swift

アルプスアマツバメはヨーロッパの山岳地帯と岩壁に繁殖し、白い腹と大きな体が特徴的な長距離渡り鳥である。

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