Tenggara Swiftlet vs African Palm Swift

Collocalia sumbawae เปรียบเทียบกับ Cypsiurus parvus

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Tenggara Swiftlet African Palm Swift
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Collocalia sumbawae Cypsiurus parvus
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Apodidae Apodidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Not Evaluated Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 27.2 cm (10.7 in)
น้ำหนัก 5.9 g (0.21 oz) 14.38 g (0.51 oz)
อาหาร Aerial plankton specialist catching tiny flies, gnats, and airborne spiders in tight acrobatic flight. Exclusively aerial diet; consumes tiny flying insects and spiders, sometimes following insect swarms for km.
จำนวนไข่ 1-2 1-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

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Tenggara Swiftlet only

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African Palm Swift only

Song & Call Comparison

Tenggara Swiftlet

เสียงร้อง

Very high thin twittering; rapid 'tsit' notes over Sumbawa; echolocation clicks used in limestone caves; call among the highest frequency of any swiftlet species

African Palm Swift

เสียงร้อง

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Tenggara Swiftlet

Endemic to the Lesser Sundas of Indonesia including Sumbawa, Flores, and Timor. Resident in open forest and savanna at low elevations.

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.

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Not Evaluated

Tenggara Swiftlet

Least Concern

African Palm Swift

How to Tell Them Apart

Tenggara Swiftlet

ขนนก

Tiny; dark blue-black upperparts with green gloss; pale whitish-buff rump band; dark sooty-grey underparts; Lesser Sunda Islands endemic; extremely similar to Glossy Swiftlet but restricted to eastern Indonesian islands.

African Palm Swift

ขนนก

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.

About These Birds

Tenggara Swiftlet

A small swiftlet (9-10 cm) endemic to the Lesser Sunda Islands (Sumbawa, Flores, Sumba) of Indonesia. Dark glossy plumage. Aerial insectivore, foraging over forest and open areas. Colonial cave nester. Limited ecological data; restricted island range.

African Palm Swift

A slender swift (15-17 cm) with long, narrow wings and a deeply forked tail. Dark brown plumage. Found across sub-Saharan Africa in savanna and open woodland, closely associated with palm trees. Aerial insectivore. One of Africa's most abundant swift species.

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