Pygmy Swiftlet vs Alpine Swift

Collocalia troglodytes 比較対象 Tachymarptis melba

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Pygmy Swiftlet Alpine Swift
学名 Collocalia troglodytes Tachymarptis melba
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 18.6 cm (7.3 in) 43.9 cm (17.3 in)
体重 5.55 g (0.20 oz) 97.5 g (3.44 oz)
食性 Obligate aerial insectivore; catches minute flies, beetles, and aerial spiders while foraging near cave roosts. Aerial insectivore taking small flying insects and spiders; may forage at great heights following thermal …
一腹卵数 -- 1-4
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Pygmy Swiftlet only

Alpine Swift only

None

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Song & Call Comparison

Pygmy Swiftlet

さえずり

Extremely high, thin twittering; among highest-pitched calls of any bird; 'tseee-tseee' barely audible to adults; uses echolocation clicks in Philippine limestone caves

Alpine Swift

さえずり

Rapid series of short, clipped whistles; bright, clean notes delivered in quick succession with occasional doubled phrase.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Pygmy Swiftlet

Endemic to the Philippines, found on Mindanao and adjacent islands. Resident in lowland forest and coastal caves. One of the smallest swiftlets.

Alpine Swift

Breeds from southern Europe and North Africa east through Central Asia and the Himalayas to India. Migratory; winters in sub-Saharan Africa.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Pygmy Swiftlet

Least Concern

Alpine Swift

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How to Tell Them Apart

Pygmy Swiftlet

羽毛

Tiny; dark blue-black upperparts with faint iridescence; white or pale buff rump band; underparts pale greyish-white; slightly forked tail; one of the smallest swiftlets in the Philippines; cave-nesting with pale …

Alpine Swift

羽毛

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 …

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About These Birds

Pygmy Swiftlet

フィリピンアナツバメはフィリピン固有の小型アナツバメで、石灰岩の洞窟に巣を作ることで知られる。

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。

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