Blyth's Swift vs White-collared Swift

Apus leuconyx 比較対象 Streptoprocne zonaris

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Blyth's Swift White-collared Swift
学名 Apus leuconyx Streptoprocne zonaris
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
保全状況 Not Evaluated Least Concern
体長
翼開長 42.5 cm (16.7 in)
体重 42.949999999999996 g (1.52 oz) 106.45 g (3.75 oz)
食性 Obligate aerial insectivore; takes small flies, beetles, and aerial spiders in swooping fast-flight passes. Obligate aerial insectivore; gathers small flying insects, winged ants, and airborne spiders during flight.
一腹卵数 2-3 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Blyth's Swift only

None

White-collared Swift only

None

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Song & Call Comparison

Blyth's Swift

さえずり

Loud, piercing screech with shrill metallic quality; powerful prolonged calls audible from considerable distances in open sky.

White-collared Swift

さえずり

Loud, screaming 'shreee-shreee'; powerful screeching trill; calls from large flocks over mountains; very audible; one of the loudest Neotropical swifts; alarm a harsh rattle

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Geographic Range & Migration

Blyth's Swift

Found from Central Asia and the Himalayas east to China and southeastern Russia. Migratory; winters in South and Southeast Asia.

White-collared Swift

Found from Mexico south through Central America to South America east of the Andes, reaching Bolivia and southern Brazil. Often in large flocks.

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保全状況

Not Evaluated

Blyth's Swift

Least Concern

White-collared Swift

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How to Tell Them Apart

Blyth's Swift

羽毛

Dark blackish-brown upperparts; white rump patch; white throat; underparts dark brown; deeply forked tail; recently described species closely related to Pacific Swift; separation based on molecular and biometric characters.

White-collared Swift

羽毛

Large; glossy blue-black plumage with bold broad white collar encircling entire neck; collar clean and complete; underparts black; large slightly forked tail; among the most recognisable Neotropical swifts due to …

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About These Birds

Blyth's Swift

シロツメアマツバメは中央アジアから南アジアにかけて分布し、白い爪が特徴的なアマツバメである。

White-collared Swift

ホワイトカラードスウィフトはラテンアメリカ全域の山岳地帯に広く分布し、白い首輪が特徴的な大型のアマツバメである。

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