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Horus Swift

Apus horus

Least Concern

날개 폭

30.0 cm

체중

27.5 g

과

Apodidae

목

Caprimulgiformes

소개

호루스 칼새는 사하라 이남 아프리카의 여러 지역에 서식합니다. 흰 가슴과 이마가 특징이며, 공중에서 비행하며 날아다니는 곤충을 잡아먹습니다.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
날개 폭	30.0 cm	11.8 in
체중	27.5 g	0.97 oz

식별

깃털

Dark sooty-brown; large white rump patch; white throat; pale flanks creating partial white underpart; square-ended tail; African species; compared to Little Swift, paler flanks give a more extensively white underpart impression.

Habitat & Range

분포 지역

Found across sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal east to Ethiopia and south to South Africa. Resident in woodland and grassland near rivers.

Diet & Feeding

Feeds on aerial plankton of tiny insects and spiders; entire diet captured during non-stop aerial foraging.

보전 상태

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

행동 및 번식

둥지

Nest type: PL. Incubation: 28 days. Fledging: 42 days.

산란 수

1-4

소리

노래

Sharp, buzzy chip followed by short descending whistle; compact two-part call repeated persistently from elevated perch.

분류학

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
목	Caprimulgiformes (Nightjars & Swifts)
과	Apodidae (Swifts)
Genus	Apus
종	Apus horus

Distribution

Horus Swift has been recorded in 1 countries.

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출현 Not recorded