Nyanza Swift vs White-collared Swift

Apus niansae 比較対象 Streptoprocne zonaris

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Nyanza Swift White-collared Swift
学名 Apus niansae Streptoprocne zonaris
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 31.0 cm (12.2 in) 42.5 cm (16.7 in)
体重 32.4 g (1.14 oz) 106.45 g (3.75 oz)
食性 Obligate aerial forager; feeds entirely on the wing on small flying insects, midges, and airborne … Obligate aerial insectivore; gathers small flying insects, winged ants, and airborne spiders during flight.
一腹卵数 1-3 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Nyanza Swift only

White-collared Swift only

Song & Call Comparison

Nyanza Swift

さえずり

High, thin sibilant trill with insect-like quality; barely perceptible rapid modulation of a single high-pitched note.

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Nyanza Swift

Found in East Africa from Ethiopia and Sudan south to Uganda and Kenya. Resident or intra-African migrant in open savanna near Lake Victoria.

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.

保全状況

Least Concern

Nyanza Swift

Least Concern

White-collared Swift

How to Tell Them Apart

Nyanza Swift

羽毛

Dark sooty-brown overall; pale whitish chin and throat patch; underparts slightly paler brown; moderately forked tail; East African species similar to Common Swift but slightly paler below with a subtly …

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 …

About These Birds

Nyanza Swift

ニアンサアマツバメは東アフリカとエチオピア高原に生息し、岩の崖で繁殖するアマツバメである。

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。

More Birds to Explore

Explore the Nature FYI Family