Whiskered Treeswift vs Crested Treeswift

Hemiprocne comata 比較対象 Hemiprocne coronata

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Whiskered Treeswift Crested Treeswift
学名 Hemiprocne comata Hemiprocne coronata
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Hemiprocnidae Hemiprocnidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 25.8 cm (10.2 in) 30.4 cm (12.0 in)
体重 21.05 g (0.74 oz) 27.400000000000002 g (0.97 oz)
食性 Aerial insectivore launching from a treetop perch to hawk flies, beetles, and small flying insects; … Aerial insectivore making sallying flights from an exposed perch to capture flying insects; returns to …
一腹卵数 1 1
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Whiskered Treeswift only

Crested Treeswift only

None

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Song & Call Comparison

Whiskered Treeswift

さえずり

Sharp, high-pitched 'kik-kik'; thin metallic calls; smaller size produces higher, thinner calls than other treeswifts; calls from Borneo canopy; rapid repetition when alarmed

Crested Treeswift

さえずり

Loud, shrill 'kik-kik-ki-ki'; sharp metallic screech; calls from high perch in South Asian forest; alarm a rapid screeching series; contact a thin high-pitched whistle

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Geographic Range & Migration

Whiskered Treeswift

Found from the Thai-Malay Peninsula south through Sumatra, Borneo, and the Philippines. Resident in lowland and hill forest up to 1,000 m.

Crested Treeswift

Found across the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia from India east to Indochina. Resident in open deciduous forest and edge up to 1,500 m.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Whiskered Treeswift

Least Concern

Crested Treeswift

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How to Tell Them Apart

Whiskered Treeswift

羽毛

Tiny treeswift; males glossy blue-black above; bold white supercilium and white postocular stripe resemble whiskers; chestnut ear patch; underparts white; females similar minus chestnut; smallest treeswift with striking facial contrast.

Crested Treeswift

羽毛

Males grey above with blue-grey gloss; long erectile blue-grey crest; chestnut ear patch; white supercilium; underparts white with grey flanks; females similar but lack chestnut ear patch; elegant arboreal treeswift.

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About These Birds

Whiskered Treeswift

ムナグロフウケイツバメ(Hemiprocne comata)はフィリピン・ボルネオ・スマトラなどの東南アジア(マレーシア・インドネシア)の低地・丘陵林に生息するフウケイツバメ(体長14〜16 cm)。黒い上面と白い下面のコントラストが鮮明。林冠で飛翔しながら昆虫を採食。

Crested Treeswift

カンムリフウケイツバメ(Hemiprocne coronata)はインド・スリランカから東南アジアにかけての森林・林縁に生息するフウケイツバメ(体長23〜29 cm)。優雅な長い尾とオスの灰色の体と橙赤色の耳部パッチが特徴。高い木の梢に止まり飛翔昆虫を捕らえる。

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