Plain Swift vs White-collared Swift

Apus unicolor 比較対象 Streptoprocne zonaris

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Plain Swift White-collared Swift
学名 Apus unicolor Streptoprocne zonaris
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 29.9 cm (11.8 in) 42.5 cm (16.7 in)
体重 24.2 g (0.85 oz) 106.45 g (3.75 oz)
食性 Exclusively aerial insectivore catching small flying insects and spiders drifting in aerial plankton at altitude. Obligate aerial insectivore; gathers small flying insects, winged ants, and airborne spiders during flight.
一腹卵数 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Plain Swift only

White-collared Swift only

None

Song & Call Comparison

Plain Swift

さえずり

Harsh, grating scream with descending inflection; loud raspy calls carrying urgency, often given during colony disturbance.

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

Plain Swift

Breeds on the Azores, Madeira, and Canary Islands. Resident on these Macaronesian archipelagos. Closely related to Common Swift.

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

Plain Swift

Least Concern

White-collared Swift

How to Tell Them Apart

Plain Swift

羽毛

Dark sooty-brown plumage; very faint pale chin; no distinct throat patch; entirely plain and uniform; smaller than Common Swift; Macaronesian endemic breeding in Canary Islands and Madeira; coloration slightly paler …

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

Plain Swift

マデイラアマツバメは大西洋の島々とアフリカ北西部に繁殖し、黒褐色の羽毛を持つアマツバメである。

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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