Pacific Swift vs White-collared Swift

Apus pacificus 比較対象 Streptoprocne zonaris

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Pacific Swift White-collared Swift
学名 Apus pacificus Streptoprocne zonaris
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 34.6 cm (13.6 in) 42.5 cm (16.7 in)
体重 41.516666666666666 g (1.46 oz) 106.45 g (3.75 oz)
食性 Feeds aerially on tiny insects and spiders, often following weather fronts where aerial plankton concentrates. 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

Pacific Swift only

White-collared Swift only

None

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.

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

Pacific Swift

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

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

Pacific Swift

Least Concern

White-collared Swift

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 …

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

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。

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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