Horus Swift vs Alpine Swift

Apus horus 比較対象 Tachymarptis melba

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Horus Swift Alpine Swift
学名 Apus horus Tachymarptis melba
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 30.0 cm (11.8 in) 43.9 cm (17.3 in)
体重 27.5 g (0.97 oz) 97.5 g (3.44 oz)
食性 Feeds on aerial plankton of tiny insects and spiders; entire diet captured during non-stop aerial … Aerial insectivore taking small flying insects and spiders; may forage at great heights following thermal …
一腹卵数 1-4 1-4
Population Trend

Song & Call Comparison

Horus Swift

さえずり

Sharp, buzzy chip followed by short descending whistle; compact two-part call repeated persistently from elevated perch.

Alpine Swift

さえずり

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Horus Swift

Found across sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal east to Ethiopia and south to South Africa. Resident in woodland and grassland near rivers.

Alpine Swift

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

保全状況

Least Concern

Horus Swift

Least Concern

Alpine Swift

How to Tell Them Apart

Horus Swift

羽毛

Dark sooty-brown; large white rump patch; white throat; pale flanks creating partial white underpart; square-ended tail; African species; compared to Little Swift, paler flanks give a more extensively white underpart …

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 …

About These Birds

Horus Swift

ホルスアマツバメは東・南部アフリカに生息し、白い腰と喉を持つ特徴的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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