Blyth's Swift vs African Palm Swift

Apus leuconyx 비교 대상 Cypsiurus parvus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Blyth's Swift African Palm Swift
학명 Apus leuconyx Cypsiurus parvus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
보전 상태 Not Evaluated Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 27.2 cm (10.7 in)
체중 42.949999999999996 g (1.52 oz) 14.38 g (0.51 oz)
식성 Obligate aerial insectivore; takes small flies, beetles, and aerial spiders in swooping fast-flight passes. Exclusively aerial diet; consumes tiny flying insects and spiders, sometimes following insect swarms for km.
산란 수 2-3 1-3
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Blyth's Swift only

없음

African Palm Swift only

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Song & Call Comparison

Blyth's Swift

노래

Loud, piercing screech with shrill metallic quality; powerful prolonged calls audible from considerable distances in open sky.

African Palm Swift

노래

Deep, hollow churring trill with resonant bass quality; prolonged vibrating call audible at significant range in open woodland.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Blyth's Swift

Found from Central Asia and the Himalayas east to China and southeastern Russia. Migratory; winters in South and Southeast Asia.

African Palm Swift

Found across sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal east to Somalia and south to South Africa. Common in open areas near palms; nests in palm leaves.

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보전 상태

Not Evaluated

Blyth's Swift

Least Concern

African Palm Swift

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How to Tell Them Apart

Blyth's Swift

깃털

Dark blackish-brown upperparts; white rump patch; white throat; underparts dark brown; deeply forked tail; recently described species closely related to Pacific Swift; separation based on molecular and biometric characters.

African Palm Swift

깃털

Slender and long-tailed; uniformly pale greyish-brown overall; underparts paler grey-buff; long deeply forked tail; pale uniform appearance with no contrasting markings; widespread African palm-nesting swift with distinctive slender silhouette.

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About These Birds

Blyth's Swift

흰 발톱 칼새는 아시아 중부의 고산 지대에 서식합니다. 히말라야와 중앙아시아 산맥에서 번식하며, 암벽과 절벽에 집을 짓습니다.

African Palm Swift

길고 좁은 날개와 깊이 갈라진 꼬리를 가진 15–17 cm의 가는 칼새. 어두운 갈색 깃털. 사바나와 개방 삼림의 야자나무와 밀접하게 연관되어 사하라 이남 아프리카 전역에 분포. 공중 곤충식성. 아프리카에서 가장 풍부한 칼새 중 하나.

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