Pallid Swift vs Short-tailed Swift

Apus pallidus 비교 대상 Chaetura brachyura

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Pallid Swift Short-tailed Swift
학명 Apus pallidus Chaetura brachyura
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 33.4 cm (13.1 in) 23.7 cm (9.3 in)
체중 42.25 g (1.49 oz) 18.625 g (0.66 oz)
식성 Aerial insectivore foraging continuously in flight, taking tiny flies, beetles, and ballooning spiders. Feeds exclusively on aerial plankton — tiny flies, aphids, and spiders — captured in continuous …
산란 수 1-4 2-7
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Pallid Swift only

Short-tailed Swift 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.

Short-tailed Swift

노래

Harsh, screaming chatter with emphatic delivery; loud coarse notes erupting suddenly during competitive aerial encounters.

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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.

Short-tailed Swift

Found across South America east of the Andes, from Trinidad and the Guianas south to Bolivia and the Río de la Plata. Lowland forest.

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보전 상태

Least Concern

Pallid Swift

Least Concern

Short-tailed Swift

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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 …

Short-tailed Swift

깃털

Small; dark sooty-brown upperparts; very pale whitish rump and tail contrasting sharply with dark body; underparts pale greyish; extremely short tail giving distinctive blunt-ended flight silhouette; widespread Trinidad to Argentina.

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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.

Short-tailed Swift

파나마에서 남부 브라질까지 저지대 숲에 서식하는 소형 칼새 (10–11 cm). 어두운 깃털에 짧고 가시 같은 꼬리. 공중 곤충 섭취.

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