White-throated Needletail vs Chestnut-collared Swift

Hirundapus caudacutus 比較対象 Streptoprocne rutila

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 White-throated Needletail Chestnut-collared Swift
学名 Hirundapus caudacutus Streptoprocne rutila
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 41.2 cm (16.2 in) 26.0 cm (10.2 in)
体重 101.475 g (3.58 oz) 21.8 g (0.77 oz)
食性 High-speed aerial insectivore catching small flying insects and aerial spiders during fast sustained flight. Entirely airborne feeder on tiny flies, gnats, and airborne arachnids; one of the most aerial …
一腹卵数 2-7 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

White-throated Needletail only

Chestnut-collared Swift only

None

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Song & Call Comparison

White-throated Needletail

さえずり

Powerful, loud churring rattle descending in pitch; deep resonant trill audible from great distance, forceful and sustained.

Chestnut-collared Swift

さえずり

High, screaming trill; rapid 'scree-scree' in flight; shrill and penetrating; calls over Neotropical mountains and canyon edges; alarm a rapid screeching chatter

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Geographic Range & Migration

White-throated Needletail

Breeds in Siberia, China, Japan, and the Himalayas. Long-distance migrant wintering in Australasia and Southeast Asia. Breeds in forests and cliffs.

Chestnut-collared Swift

Found from Mexico and the Caribbean south through Central America and South America to Argentina. Resident in highlands near mountain cliffs.

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保全状況

Least Concern

White-throated Needletail

Least Concern

Chestnut-collared Swift

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How to Tell Them Apart

White-throated Needletail

羽毛

Large; dark blackish-brown upperparts with metallic green gloss; white throat and undertail coverts; pale white back saddle between wings; short spiny tail; one of the world's fastest birds; white throat …

Chestnut-collared Swift

羽毛

Dark blackish-brown body with diagnostic rich chestnut collar encircling entire neck; collar bold and complete; underparts slightly paler brown; small swift with striking warm-toned neck band contrasting vividly with dark …

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About These Birds

White-throated Needletail

シロハラハリオアマツバメ(Hirundapus caudacutus)はアジアで繁殖しオーストラリア・ニュージーランドに渡る大型のアマツバメ(体長18〜20 cm)。暗い羽衣と白い喉・腰・腹が特徴。飛行中に昆虫を捕らえ、時速170 kmを超える速さで知られる世界最速の鳥の一つ。

Chestnut-collared Swift

チェストナットカラードスウィフトは中央アメリカと南アメリカ北部の山岳地帯に生息するアマツバメである。

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