Mottled Swift vs Alpine Swift

Tachymarptis aequatorialis 比較対象 Tachymarptis melba

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Mottled Swift Alpine Swift
学名 Tachymarptis aequatorialis Tachymarptis melba
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 41.5 cm (16.3 in) 43.9 cm (17.3 in)
体重 94.0 g (3.32 oz) 97.5 g (3.44 oz)
食性 Entirely airborne feeder on tiny flies, gnats, and airborne arachnids; one of the most aerial … Aerial insectivore taking small flying insects and spiders; may forage at great heights following thermal …
一腹卵数 1-2 1-4
Population Trend

Song & Call Comparison

Mottled Swift

さえずり

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

Alpine Swift

さえずり

Rapid series of short, clipped whistles; bright, clean notes delivered in quick succession with occasional doubled phrase.

Geographic Range & Migration

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.

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

Least Concern

Mottled Swift

Least Concern

Alpine Swift

How to Tell Them Apart

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 …

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 …

About These Birds

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。

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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