White-collared Swift vs Mottled Swift

Streptoprocne zonaris 比較対象 Tachymarptis aequatorialis

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 White-collared Swift Mottled Swift
学名 Streptoprocne zonaris Tachymarptis aequatorialis
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 42.5 cm (16.7 in) 41.5 cm (16.3 in)
体重 106.45 g (3.75 oz) 94.0 g (3.32 oz)
食性 Obligate aerial insectivore; gathers small flying insects, winged ants, and airborne spiders during flight. Entirely airborne feeder on tiny flies, gnats, and airborne arachnids; one of the most aerial …
一腹卵数 2 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

White-collared Swift only

Mottled Swift only

None

Song & Call Comparison

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

Mottled Swift

さえずり

Rough, coarse chatter with scratchy texture; bursts of harsh notes blending into continuous buzzy trill near nesting cliffs.

Geographic Range & Migration

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.

Mottled Swift

Found across equatorial Africa from Guinea east to Ethiopia and south to Zambia. Resident in highland forests and rocky cliffs at 900–3,400 m.

保全状況

Least Concern

White-collared Swift

Least Concern

Mottled Swift

How to Tell Them Apart

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 …

Mottled Swift

羽毛

Large; dark brown upperparts; mottled white and brown underparts with white scales on each feather creating scaled appearance; pale throat; African montane species closely related to Alpine Swift but with …

About These Birds

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。

Mottled Swift

モットルドスウィフトは赤道アフリカの高山帯に生息し、斑点模様の羽毛を持つ大型のアマツバメである。

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