Costa Rican Swift vs Alpine Swift
Chaetura fumosa 比較対象 Tachymarptis melba
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 属性 | Costa Rican Swift | Alpine Swift |
|---|---|---|
| 学名 | Chaetura fumosa | Tachymarptis melba |
| 目 | Caprimulgiformes | Caprimulgiformes |
| 科 | Apodidae | Apodidae |
| 保全状況 | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| 体長 | — | — |
| 翼開長 | 21.2 cm (8.3 in) | 43.9 cm (17.3 in) |
| 体重 | 18.2 g (0.64 oz) | 97.5 g (3.44 oz) |
| 食性 | Entirely airborne feeder on tiny flies, gnats, and airborne arachnids; one of the most aerial … | Aerial insectivore taking small flying insects and spiders; may forage at great heights following thermal … |
| 一腹卵数 | -- | 1-4 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Costa Rican Swift
Thin, insect-like buzz alternating with soft clicks; delicate high trill delivered during swift wheeling flight over valleys.
Alpine Swift
Rapid series of short, clipped whistles; bright, clean notes delivered in quick succession with occasional doubled phrase.
Geographic Range & Migration
Costa Rican Swift
Found along the Pacific slope of Costa Rica and Panama. Resident in lowland and foothill forest and forest edge below 1,000 m.
Alpine Swift
Breeds from southern Europe and North Africa east through Central Asia and the Himalayas to India. Migratory; winters in sub-Saharan Africa.
保全状況
Costa Rican Swift
Alpine Swift
How to Tell Them Apart
Costa Rican Swift
Small; uniformly dark sooty-brown with rump barely paler than dark back; underparts dark grey-brown; short spiny tail; Central American Pacific slope species; exceptionally dark and uniform compared to most Chaetura …
Alpine Swift
Large; dark brown upperparts; white throat patch separated from white belly by dark brown breast band; brown flanks; bold tricoloured underpart pattern; one of Europe's largest swifts with distinctive white …
About These Birds
Costa Rican Swift
コスタリカ太平洋斜面とパナマ西部固有の小型アマツバメ（11 cm）。淡い灰色の腰帯を持つ暗い羽衣。棘状の尾。湿潤林の林冠上を飛翔する空中昆虫食性。詳細不明。
Alpine Swift
アルプスアマツバメはヨーロッパの山岳地帯と岩壁に繁殖し、白い腹と大きな体が特徴的な長距離渡り鳥である。