White-chinned Swift vs Alpine Swift

Cypseloides cryptus 比較対象 Tachymarptis melba

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 White-chinned Swift Alpine Swift
学名 Cypseloides cryptus Tachymarptis melba
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 27.4 cm (10.8 in) 43.9 cm (17.3 in)
体重 35.95 g (1.27 oz) 97.5 g (3.44 oz)
食性 Aerial-only diet of small flying insects, winged termites, and drifting spiders caught during continuous flight. Aerial insectivore taking small flying insects and spiders; may forage at great heights following thermal …
一腹卵数 1 1-4
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

White-chinned Swift only

Alpine Swift only

None

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Song & Call Comparison

White-chinned Swift

さえずり

Soft, buzzy twittering; weak 'tsit-tsit' in flight; calls over Neotropical waterfalls; thin, high-pitched contact notes; soft compared to most swifts; rarely vocal

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

White-chinned Swift

Found from southern Mexico south through Central America and northwestern South America to Bolivia. Nomadic; joins large mixed swift flocks.

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

White-chinned Swift

Least Concern

Alpine Swift

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How to Tell Them Apart

White-chinned Swift

羽毛

Uniformly sooty-black plumage with narrow white chin spot; no white rump or other pale markings; large for a Cypseloides; cryptic appearance made identification historically difficult; white chin the sole distinguishing …

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

White-chinned Swift

ホワイトチンドスウィフトは中央アメリカと南アメリカ北部に生息し、白い顎が特徴的なアマツバメである。

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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