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Nyanza Swift

Apus niansae

Least Concern

날개 폭

31.0 cm

체중

32.4 g

과

Apodidae

목

Caprimulgiformes

소개

니안사 칼새는 동아프리카와 중앙아프리카에 서식하는 칼새입니다. 짧은 꼬리와 갈색을 띤 검은 깃털이 특징이며, 절벽과 바위 지형에서 번식합니다.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
날개 폭	31.0 cm	12.2 in
체중	32.4 g	1.14 oz

식별

깃털

Dark sooty-brown overall; pale whitish chin and throat patch; underparts slightly paler brown; moderately forked tail; East African species similar to Common Swift but slightly paler below with a subtly more prominent pale throat.

Habitat & Range

🌿 Wetland

분포 지역

Found in East Africa from Ethiopia and Sudan south to Uganda and Kenya. Resident or intra-African migrant in open savanna near Lake Victoria.

Diet & Feeding

Obligate aerial forager; feeds entirely on the wing on small flying insects, midges, and airborne spiders.

보전 상태

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

행동 및 번식

둥지

Nest type: CV,HC. Incubation: 19 days. Fledging: 41 days.

산란 수

1-3

소리

노래

High, thin sibilant trill with insect-like quality; barely perceptible rapid modulation of a single high-pitched note.

분류학

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

Distribution

Nyanza Swift has been recorded in 1 countries.

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출현 Not recorded