Barn Swallow vs アオボウシインコ

Hirundo rustica 比較対象 Amazona aestiva

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Barn Swallow アオボウシインコ
学名 Hirundo rustica Amazona aestiva
Passeriformes Psittaciformes
Hirundinidae Psittacidae
保全状況 Least Concern Near Threatened
体長 19.0 cm (7.5 in) 36.0 cm (14.2 in)
翼開長 33.0 cm (13.0 in) 55.0 cm (21.7 in)
体重 19.0 g (0.67 oz) 400.0 g (14.11 oz)
食性 Aerial insects caught in continuous agile flight, including flies, beetles, moths, and aphids. Drinks by … Seeds, nuts, fruits, berries, and flowers. Feeds in tree canopy in noisy flocks. Occasionally raids …
一腹卵数 2-7 1-5
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Barn Swallow 19.0 cm
アオボウシインコ 36.0 cm
翼開長
Barn Swallow 33.0 cm
アオボウシインコ 55.0 cm
体重
Barn Swallow 19.0 g
アオボウシインコ 400.0 g
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Barn Swallow only

アオボウシインコ only

Barn Swallow

Open farmland, meadows, and areas near water. Nests almost exclusively in human-made structures such as barns, bridges, and eaves.

アオボウシインコ

Tropical and subtropical forests, woodland, savanna, and palm groves in South America.

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Song & Call Comparison

Barn Swallow

さえずり

A rapid, twittering song: a long stream of 'vit-vit-vit' and rolling chirps. Also gives a sharp 'vit' flight call. Song can last many minutes without pause. Musical and liquid.

アオボウシインコ

さえずり

Loud, raucous squawking and screaming calls. Capable of impressive vocal mimicry including human speech. Contact call is a rolling 'arr-arr'. Highly vocal in social groups.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Barn Swallow

Breeds across the Northern Hemisphere in North America, Europe, and Asia. Winters in South America, Africa, and South Asia.

アオボウシインコ

Interior of South America including Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and northern Argentina.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Barn Swallow

Near Threatened

アオボウシインコ

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How to Tell Them Apart

Barn Swallow

羽毛

Metallic blue-black upperparts, rufous forehead and throat, and pale buff to rufous underparts. Deeply forked tail with elongated outer streamers.

くちばし

Short, wide, flat black bill adapted for catching insects in flight

アオボウシインコ

羽毛

Green body with a turquoise-blue forehead, yellow face, and red and blue wing patches. Red at the bend of the wing visible in flight.

くちばし

Strong, hooked, dark grey upper mandible with a paler lower mandible

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About These Birds

Barn Swallow

ツバメは世界で最も広く分布するツバメ科の種で、スズメ目の中でも最長の渡りを行うもののひとつ。北半球全体にわたってその到来が春の訪れを告げ、古代ギリシャから現代の詩に至るまで文化的な言及を生んできた。ツバメは営巣にほぼ完全に人工構造物を利用するようになっている。

アオボウシインコ

The turquoise-fronted amazon is one of the most popular pet parrots in the world, prized for its ability to mimic human speech and its engaging personality. In the wild, these sociable parrots roost communally in large flocks and fly in pairs to feeding sites at dawn. Habitat loss and trapping for the pet trade threaten wild populations.

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