African Palm Swift vs Mottled Swift
Cypsiurus parvus 比較対象 Tachymarptis aequatorialis
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 属性 | African Palm Swift | Mottled Swift |
|---|---|---|
| 学名 | Cypsiurus parvus | Tachymarptis aequatorialis |
| 目 | Caprimulgiformes | Caprimulgiformes |
| 科 | Apodidae | Apodidae |
| 保全状況 | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| 体長 | — | — |
| 翼開長 | 27.2 cm (10.7 in) | 41.5 cm (16.3 in) |
| 体重 | 14.38 g (0.51 oz) | 94.0 g (3.32 oz) |
| 食性 | Exclusively aerial diet; consumes tiny flying insects and spiders, sometimes following insect swarms for km. | Entirely airborne feeder on tiny flies, gnats, and airborne arachnids; one of the most aerial … |
| 一腹卵数 | 1-3 | 1-2 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
African Palm Swift
Deep, hollow churring trill with resonant bass quality; prolonged vibrating call audible at significant range in open woodland.
Mottled Swift
Rough, coarse chatter with scratchy texture; bursts of harsh notes blending into continuous buzzy trill near nesting cliffs.
Geographic Range & Migration
African Palm Swift
Found across sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal east to Somalia and south to South Africa. Common in open areas near palms; nests in palm leaves.
Mottled Swift
Found across equatorial Africa from Guinea east to Ethiopia and south to Zambia. Resident in highland forests and rocky cliffs at 900–3,400 m.
保全状況
African Palm Swift
Mottled Swift
How to Tell Them Apart
African Palm Swift
Slender and long-tailed; uniformly pale greyish-brown overall; underparts paler grey-buff; long deeply forked tail; pale uniform appearance with no contrasting markings; widespread African palm-nesting swift with distinctive slender silhouette.
Mottled Swift
Large; dark brown upperparts; mottled white and brown underparts with white scales on each feather creating scaled appearance; pale throat; African montane species closely related to Alpine Swift but with …
About These Birds
African Palm Swift
A slender swift (15-17 cm) with long, narrow wings and a deeply forked tail. Dark brown plumage. Found across sub-Saharan Africa in savanna and open woodland, closely associated with palm trees. Aerial insectivore. One of Africa's most abundant swift species.
Mottled Swift
モットルドスウィフトは赤道アフリカの高山帯に生息し、斑点模様の羽毛を持つ大型のアマツバメである。