Pallid Swift vs Bornean Swiftlet

Apus pallidus 비교 대상 Collocalia dodgei

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Pallid Swift Bornean Swiftlet
학명 Apus pallidus Collocalia dodgei
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Not Evaluated
체장
날개 폭 33.4 cm (13.1 in)
체중 42.25 g (1.49 oz) 6.1 g (0.22 oz)
식성 Aerial insectivore foraging continuously in flight, taking tiny flies, beetles, and ballooning spiders. Small aerial insectivore feeding on minute flying insects and spiders; forages over forest canopy and …
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Pallid Swift only

Bornean Swiftlet only

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Song & Call Comparison

Pallid Swift

노래

Melodic, rolling trill with rich timbre; sustained musical phrase with slight variations on repeated delivery at dusk.

Bornean Swiftlet

노래

High thin twittering; soft 'tsit' notes over Borneo mountains; echolocation in cave roosts; tiny highland swiftlet; call weakly audible; soft rapid chittering in flight

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Geographic Range & Migration

Pallid Swift

Breeds in the Mediterranean and North Africa east to Pakistan. Migratory; winters in sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal to Ethiopia.

Bornean Swiftlet

Endemic to Borneo in lowland dipterocarp forest and hill forest. Closely related to Glossy Swiftlet; range barely extends to Palawan.

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보전 상태

Least Concern

Pallid Swift

Not Evaluated

Bornean Swiftlet

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How to Tell Them Apart

Pallid Swift

깃털

Medium-large; pale brownish-grey overall, distinctly paler than Common Swift; larger pale throat patch; wing coverts show pale scaly edges; Mediterranean and Middle Eastern species; pale sandy-brown tone separates it from …

Bornean Swiftlet

깃털

Tiny; dark glossy blue-green upperparts; pale whitish rump band; dark sooty-grey underparts; forked tail; Borneo endemic restricted to montane zones; similar to Glossy Swiftlet but less white below and confined …

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About These Birds

Pallid Swift

창백한 칼새는 지중해와 중동, 아시아 중부에서 번식하고 아프리카에서 월동합니다. 연한 갈색 깃털과 목의 연한 색이 특징이며, 절벽과 건물에서 번식합니다.

Bornean Swiftlet

A small swiftlet (9-10 cm) endemic to montane forests of northern Borneo at 900-3,400 m elevation. Dark glossy plumage. Aerial insectivore. Colonial cave nester. Restricted to high-altitude caves on Mount Kinabalu and neighboring peaks. Limited ecological data.

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