White-tipped Swift vs Alpine Swift
Aeronautes montivagus 对比 Tachymarptis melba
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 属性 | White-tipped Swift | Alpine Swift |
|---|---|---|
| 学名 | Aeronautes montivagus | Tachymarptis melba |
| 目 | Caprimulgiformes | Caprimulgiformes |
| 科 | Apodidae | Apodidae |
| 保护状况 | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| 体长 | — | — |
| 翼展 | 23.0 cm (9.1 in) | 43.9 cm (17.3 in) |
| 体重 | 20.21666666666667 g (0.71 oz) | 97.5 g (3.44 oz) |
| 食性 | Obligate aerial feeder on small insects and arachnids; catches prey in a wide gape during … | Aerial insectivore taking small flying insects and spiders; may forage at great heights following thermal … |
| 产卵数 | 4-5 | 1-4 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
White-tipped Swift
High, pure whistle fading to sibilant ending; soft series of descending notes with slight wavering, rarely heard distinctly.
Alpine Swift
Rapid series of short, clipped whistles; bright, clean notes delivered in quick succession with occasional doubled phrase.
Geographic Range & Migration
White-tipped Swift
Found in the Andes and tepuis of Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia at 500–3,000 m. Resident in montane rocky outcrops.
Alpine Swift
Breeds from southern Europe and North Africa east through Central Asia and the Himalayas to India. Migratory; winters in sub-Saharan Africa.
保护状况
White-tipped Swift
Alpine Swift
How to Tell Them Apart
White-tipped Swift
Dark blackish-brown; white throat and pale flanks; white tips to secondaries forming a white trailing-edge band on wing; smaller than White-throated Swift; Andean species distinguished by white-tipped secondary pattern.
Alpine Swift
Large; dark brown upperparts; white throat patch separated from white belly by dark brown breast band; brown flanks; bold tricoloured underpart pattern; one of Europe's largest swifts with distinctive white …
About These Birds
White-tipped Swift
一种中型雨燕（体长13-14厘米），分布于从墨西哥至委内瑞拉和秘鲁的山地地区。体羽深色。属雨燕科（Apodidae），在中美洲和南美洲北部山区的悬崖上繁殖。
Alpine Swift
高山雨燕在欧洲山地和岩壁上繁殖，以白色腹部和较大体型为特征的长距离迁徙鸟类。