Whitehead's Swiftlet vs African Swift

Aerodramus whiteheadi 비교 대상 Apus barbatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Whitehead's Swiftlet African Swift
학명 Aerodramus whiteheadi Apus barbatus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
보전 상태 Data Deficient Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 27.2 cm (10.7 in) 34.2 cm (13.5 in)
체중 14.0 g (0.49 oz) 42.666666666666664 g (1.51 oz)
식성 Aerial plankton feeder taking tiny midges, fungus gnats, and ballooning spiders in rapid coursing flights. Completely aerial diet of small flying insects and spiders; never forages on the ground or …
산란 수 -- 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Whitehead's Swiftlet only

African Swift only

없음

Song & Call Comparison

Whitehead's Swiftlet

노래

Thin twittering; 'chip-chip' calls over Borneo highlands; echolocation clicks in cave roosts; data deficient; calls poorly documented from remote Bornean montane habitat

African Swift

노래

Sharp, piercing screech followed by rapid chatter; intense series of notes escalating in speed and volume before fading.

Geographic Range & Migration

Whitehead's Swiftlet

Endemic to the highlands of Borneo at 800–3,000 m. Resident in montane forest on Mount Kinabalu and the Crocker Range.

African Swift

Found across sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal east to Ethiopia and south to South Africa. One of Africa's most common swift species.

보전 상태

Data Deficient

Whitehead's Swiftlet

Least Concern

African Swift

How to Tell Them Apart

Whitehead's Swiftlet

깃털

Small; dark brownish-grey upperparts; pale buff-grey rump band; underparts pale grey-white; forked tail; Philippine endemic from Luzon; data-deficient species differing from Philippine Swiftlet mainly in habitat preference and island range.

African Swift

깃털

Dark sooty-brown throughout; pale throat patch whitish-grey; underparts slightly paler; broadly similar to Common Swift but slightly larger and marginally paler below; widespread Sub-Saharan African species.

About These Birds

Whitehead's Swiftlet

필리핀 루손 북부 산지에 고유하게 서식하는 작은 칼새류(11~12cm). 연한 허리 반점이 있는 어두운 깃털. 공중 식충성이다.

African Swift

아프리카 칼새는 사하라 이남 아프리카 전역에 분포하는 중간 크기의 칼새입니다. 검은 깃털과 흰 목이 특징이며, 절벽과 건물에서 집을 짓고 높은 곳에서 날아오르며 먹이를 잡습니다.

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