Purple Needletail vs Black Spinetail
Hirundapus celebensis 비교 대상 Telacanthura melanopygia
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 속성 | Purple Needletail | Black Spinetail |
|---|---|---|
| 학명 | Hirundapus celebensis | Telacanthura melanopygia |
| 목 | Caprimulgiformes | Caprimulgiformes |
| 과 | Apodidae | Apodidae |
| 보전 상태 | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| 체장 | — | — |
| 날개 폭 | 42.7 cm (16.8 in) | 32.4 cm (12.8 in) |
| 체중 | 186.5 g (6.58 oz) | 52.0 g (1.83 oz) |
| 식성 | Catches aerial plankton of small insects and spiders in fast sweeping flight; roosts in rock … | High-speed aerial insectivore catching small flying insects and aerial spiders during fast sustained flight. |
| 산란 수 | -- | -- |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Purple Needletail
Thin, penetrating screech with piercing quality; rapid trilling notes cascading steeply, cutting through jungle noise effectively.
Black Spinetail
Deep, resonant chattering with gravelly undertones; series of rough churring notes interspersed with sharp screaming calls.
Geographic Range & Migration
Purple Needletail
Found on Sulawesi, the Philippines, and adjacent islands in Wallacea. Resident in lowland and hill forest, foraging over forest and open areas.
Black Spinetail
Found in West and Central Africa from Nigeria and Cameroon east to Uganda. Resident in lowland rainforest and forest edge.
보전 상태
Purple Needletail
Black Spinetail
How to Tell Them Apart
Purple Needletail
Very large; dark black-brown upperparts with intense purple gloss on back and wing coverts; white throat patch; white undertail coverts; short spiny tail; Sulawesi endemic and the heaviest needletail; stunning …
Black Spinetail
Large; entirely black plumage with slight gloss; black rump unlike white-rumped congeners; underparts dark; spiny tail; West African forest species; all-black coloration with no contrasting markings distinguishes it from all …
About These Birds
Purple Needletail
술라웨시침꼬리칼새(Hirundapus celebensis)는 필리핀과 술라웨시 고유종인 19–20cm 대형 침꼬리 칼새다. 보라색 광택의 짙은 깃털을 지닌다.
Black Spinetail
A medium-sized spinetail swift (14-15 cm) of lowland rainforests in West and Central Africa. All-dark plumage. Spine-tipped tail for bracing against tree trunks. Aerial insectivore, foraging above the forest canopy. Nests inside hollow trees. Uncommon and seldom observed.