Papuan Spinetail vs White-collared Swift

Mearnsia novaeguineae 比較対象 Streptoprocne zonaris

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Papuan Spinetail White-collared Swift
学名 Mearnsia novaeguineae Streptoprocne zonaris
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 26.0 cm (10.2 in) 42.5 cm (16.7 in)
体重 34.0 g (1.20 oz) 106.45 g (3.75 oz)
食性 High-speed aerial insectivore catching small flying insects and aerial spiders during fast sustained flight. Obligate aerial insectivore; gathers small flying insects, winged ants, and airborne spiders during flight.
一腹卵数 -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Papuan Spinetail only

White-collared Swift only

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Song & Call Comparison

Papuan Spinetail

さえずり

Rapid buzzy twittering; sharp 'tsit-tsit-tsit' in low speedy flight; calls in tight flocks over New Guinea forest and rivers; wings produce audible whirring sound in fast flight

White-collared Swift

さえずり

Loud, screaming 'shreee-shreee'; powerful screeching trill; calls from large flocks over mountains; very audible; one of the loudest Neotropical swifts; alarm a harsh rattle

Geographic Range & Migration

Papuan Spinetail

Found in New Guinea from the northern coast to central ranges. Resident in lowland and hill forest along rivers and forest edge up to 1,500 m.

White-collared Swift

Found from Mexico south through Central America to South America east of the Andes, reaching Bolivia and southern Brazil. Often in large flocks.

保全状況

Least Concern

Papuan Spinetail

Least Concern

White-collared Swift

How to Tell Them Apart

Papuan Spinetail

羽毛

Dark blackish-brown upperparts; paler brownish-grey underparts; pale chin; short spiny tail with projecting shaft tips; New Guinea species; larger than Philippine Spinetail with broader wings relative to body; robust spinetail …

White-collared Swift

羽毛

Large; glossy blue-black plumage with bold broad white collar encircling entire neck; collar clean and complete; underparts black; large slightly forked tail; among the most recognisable Neotropical swifts due to …

About These Birds

Papuan Spinetail

ニューギニア島の森林に生息するニューギニアアナツバメ。体長13〜14cm。黒色で光沢があり、腰部が白い。低地から山地の森林上空を飛翔し、昆虫を捕食する空中採食者。崖や洞窟に集団で巣を作る。低危険種。

White-collared Swift

ホワイトカラードスウィフトはラテンアメリカ全域の山岳地帯に広く分布し、白い首輪が特徴的な大型のアマツバメである。

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