Silver-backed Needletail vs Alpine Swift

Hirundapus cochinchinensis 比較対象 Tachymarptis melba

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Silver-backed Needletail Alpine Swift
学名 Hirundapus cochinchinensis Tachymarptis melba
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 36.6 cm (14.4 in) 43.9 cm (17.3 in)
体重 85.97999999999999 g (3.03 oz) 97.5 g (3.44 oz)
食性 Obligate aerial forager on small insects and airborne spiders; among the fastest-flying of all swift … Aerial insectivore taking small flying insects and spiders; may forage at great heights following thermal …
一腹卵数 -- 1-4
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Silver-backed Needletail only

Alpine Swift only

None

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Song & Call Comparison

Silver-backed Needletail

さえずり

Dry, rattling trill with softer ending; rapid series of clipped notes dropping slightly in pitch as the bird gains speed.

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

Silver-backed Needletail

Found from northeastern India and China through Southeast Asia to the Greater Sundas. Partially migratory; winters south in 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.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Silver-backed Needletail

Least Concern

Alpine Swift

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How to Tell Them Apart

Silver-backed Needletail

羽毛

Large; blackish-brown body; distinctive large silvery-white back patch between wings; white throat and undertail coverts; short spiny tail; Southeast Asian species closely resembling White-throated Needletail but silvery-white saddle more extensive.

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

Silver-backed Needletail

シロテハリオアマツバメ(Hirundapus cochinchinensis)はインド・東南アジア・中国南部の低地・丘陵林に生息す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。開けた空間で昆虫を捕食。

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。

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