Purple Needletail vs Alpine Swift
Hirundapus celebensis 比較対象 Tachymarptis melba
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 属性 | Purple Needletail | Alpine Swift |
|---|---|---|
| 学名 | Hirundapus celebensis | Tachymarptis melba |
| 目 | Caprimulgiformes | Caprimulgiformes |
| 科 | Apodidae | Apodidae |
| 保全状況 | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| 体長 | — | — |
| 翼開長 | 42.7 cm (16.8 in) | 43.9 cm (17.3 in) |
| 体重 | 186.5 g (6.58 oz) | 97.5 g (3.44 oz) |
| 食性 | Catches aerial plankton of small insects and spiders in fast sweeping flight; roosts in rock … | Aerial insectivore taking small flying insects and spiders; may forage at great heights following thermal … |
| 一腹卵数 | -- | 1-4 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Purple Needletail
Thin, penetrating screech with piercing quality; rapid trilling notes cascading steeply, cutting through jungle noise effectively.
Alpine Swift
Rapid series of short, clipped whistles; bright, clean notes delivered in quick succession with occasional doubled phrase.
Geographic Range & Migration
Purple Needletail
Found on Sulawesi, the Philippines, and adjacent islands in Wallacea. Resident in lowland and hill forest, foraging over forest and open areas.
Alpine Swift
Breeds from southern Europe and North Africa east through Central Asia and the Himalayas to India. Migratory; winters in sub-Saharan Africa.
保全状況
Purple Needletail
Alpine Swift
How to Tell Them Apart
Purple Needletail
Very large; dark black-brown upperparts with intense purple gloss on back and wing coverts; white throat patch; white undertail coverts; short spiny tail; Sulawesi endemic and the heaviest needletail; stunning …
Alpine Swift
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 …
About These Birds
Purple Needletail
スラウェシハリオアマツバメ（Hirundapus celebensis）はスラウェシ島とその周辺に生息する中型のアマツバメ（体長17〜19 cm）。暗い羽衣と白い喉・腰・腹が特徴。スラウェシの森林・山地・沿岸の上空で飛翔昆虫を捕食。
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。