African Palm Swift vs Brown-backed Needletail
Cypsiurus parvus 비교 대상 Hirundapus giganteus
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 속성 | African Palm Swift | Brown-backed Needletail |
|---|---|---|
| 학명 | Cypsiurus parvus | Hirundapus giganteus |
| 목 | Caprimulgiformes | Caprimulgiformes |
| 과 | Apodidae | Apodidae |
| 보전 상태 | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| 체장 | — | — |
| 날개 폭 | 27.2 cm (10.7 in) | 40.6 cm (16.0 in) |
| 체중 | 14.38 g (0.51 oz) | 145.0 g (5.11 oz) |
| 식성 | Exclusively aerial diet; consumes tiny flying insects and spiders, sometimes following insect swarms for km. | Aerial insectivore feeding on tiny flies, beetles, and ballooning spiders in rapid powerful aerial pursuit. |
| 산란 수 | 1-3 | 3-5 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
공유 서식지
African Palm Swift only
Brown-backed Needletail only
Song & Call Comparison
African Palm Swift
Deep, hollow churring trill with resonant bass quality; prolonged vibrating call audible at significant range in open woodland.
Brown-backed Needletail
Rough, buzzy chatter with intermittent higher squeaks; coarse twittering delivered continuously throughout aerial foraging.
Geographic Range & Migration
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.
Brown-backed Needletail
Found from India and Sri Lanka through Southeast Asia to Borneo and the Philippines. Resident in lowland and hill forest, soaring over ridges.
보전 상태
African Palm Swift
Brown-backed Needletail
How to Tell Them Apart
African Palm Swift
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.
Brown-backed Needletail
Very large; dark brown upperparts with bronze gloss; no pale back saddle unlike congeners; white throat patch; white undertail coverts; short spiny tail; largest Hirundapus; brown rather than black overall …
About These Birds
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.
Brown-backed Needletail
갈색등침꼬리칼새(Hirundapus giganteus)는 아시아에서 가장 큰 칼새인 22–25cm의 매우 대형 침꼬리 칼새다. 연한 안장 부위를 지닌 짙은 갈색 깃털을 지닌다.