Pacific Swift vs Pallid Swift

Apus pacificus 比較対象 Apus pallidus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Pacific Swift Pallid Swift
学名 Apus pacificus Apus pallidus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 34.6 cm (13.6 in) 33.4 cm (13.1 in)
体重 41.516666666666666 g (1.46 oz) 42.25 g (1.49 oz)
食性 Feeds aerially on tiny insects and spiders, often following weather fronts where aerial plankton concentrates. Aerial insectivore foraging continuously in flight, taking tiny flies, beetles, and ballooning spiders.
一腹卵数 1-3 1-4
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Pacific Swift only

Pallid Swift only

None

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Song & Call Comparison

Pacific Swift

さえずり

Thin, reedy trill with nasal overtone; soft chattering notes delivered continuously during rapid low-level flight over fields.

Pallid Swift

さえずり

Melodic, rolling trill with rich timbre; sustained musical phrase with slight variations on repeated delivery at dusk.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Pacific Swift

Breeds from Siberia and Japan south to China and the Himalayas. Long-distance migrant wintering in Southeast Asia and Australia.

Pallid Swift

Breeds in the Mediterranean and North Africa east to Pakistan. Migratory; winters in sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal to Ethiopia.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Pacific Swift

Least Concern

Pallid Swift

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How to Tell Them Apart

Pacific Swift

羽毛

Dark blackish-brown upperparts; distinctive white rump patch contrasting with dark back; white throat patch; underparts dark with pale brown barring; deeply forked tail; white rump distinguishes it from Common Swift …

Pallid Swift

羽毛

Medium-large; pale brownish-grey overall, distinctly paler than Common Swift; larger pale throat patch; wing coverts show pale scaly edges; Mediterranean and Middle Eastern species; pale sandy-brown tone separates it from …

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About These Birds

Pacific Swift

アマツバメはシベリアから東南アジアにかけて繁殖し、オーストラリアまで渡りを行う大型のアマツバメである。

Pallid Swift

カフリアマツバメは地中海沿岸やアフリカ北部に繁殖し、ヨーロッパアマツバメより淡い色合いが特徴的である。

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