White-rumped Swift vs Alpine Swift

Apus caffer 比較対象 Tachymarptis melba

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 White-rumped Swift Alpine Swift
学名 Apus caffer Tachymarptis melba
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 29.0 cm (11.4 in) 43.9 cm (17.3 in)
体重 23.0 g (0.81 oz) 97.5 g (3.44 oz)
食性 Aerial insectivore taking small flying insects and spiders; may forage at great heights following thermal … Aerial insectivore taking small flying insects and spiders; may forage at great heights following thermal …
一腹卵数 1-3 1-4
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

White-rumped Swift only

Alpine Swift only

None

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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.

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

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.

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

White-rumped Swift

Least Concern

Alpine 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 …

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

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。

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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