White-rumped Swift vs White-chested Swift

Apus caffer 比較対象 Cypseloides lemosi

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 White-rumped Swift White-chested Swift
学名 Apus caffer Cypseloides lemosi
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 29.0 cm (11.4 in) 30.0 cm (11.8 in)
体重 23.0 g (0.81 oz) 28.400000000000002 g (1.00 oz)
食性 Aerial insectivore taking small flying insects and spiders; may forage at great heights following thermal … Obligate aerial forager catching small flies, aphids, winged termites, and airborne spiders on the wing.
一腹卵数 1-3 --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

White-rumped Swift only

None

White-chested Swift only

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Song & Call Comparison

White-rumped Swift

さえずり

Deep, guttural churring with resonant buzzing quality; prolonged low-frequency trill vibrating persistently through dense foliage.

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

White-rumped Swift

Breeds in southern Europe and North Africa east to Central Asia. Migratory; winters in sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal south to South Africa.

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

White-rumped Swift

Least Concern

White-chested Swift

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How to Tell Them Apart

White-rumped Swift

羽毛

Dark sooty-brown; narrow elongated white rump patch; white throat; underparts dark; forked tail; African species; narrower and more elongated white rump than Little Swift; deeply forked tail unlike the square …

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

White-rumped Swift

ハクランアマツバメはサハラ以南のアフリカに広く分布し、白い腰が特徴的な中型のアマツバメである。

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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