Whitehead's Swiftlet vs Alpine Swift

Aerodramus whiteheadi 비교 대상 Tachymarptis melba

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Whitehead's Swiftlet Alpine Swift
학명 Aerodramus whiteheadi Tachymarptis melba
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
보전 상태 Data Deficient Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 27.2 cm (10.7 in) 43.9 cm (17.3 in)
체중 14.0 g (0.49 oz) 97.5 g (3.44 oz)
식성 Aerial plankton feeder taking tiny midges, fungus gnats, and ballooning spiders in rapid coursing flights. Aerial insectivore taking small flying insects and spiders; may forage at great heights following thermal …
산란 수 -- 1-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Whitehead's Swiftlet only

Alpine 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

Alpine Swift

노래

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

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.

Alpine Swift

Breeds from southern Europe and North Africa east through Central Asia and the Himalayas to India. Migratory; winters in sub-Saharan Africa.

보전 상태

Data Deficient

Whitehead's Swiftlet

Least Concern

Alpine 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.

Alpine Swift

깃털

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

Whitehead's Swiftlet

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

Alpine Swift

A large swift (20-22 cm, wingspan 54-60 cm) with a white belly and throat contrasting with dark brown upperparts. Found from southern Europe and Africa to Central Asia. Aerial insectivore, foraging at great heights. Nests on cliff faces in large colonies. Powerful, fast flier.

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