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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性	Common Swift	African Swift
学名	Apus apus	Apus barbatus
目	Caprimulgiformes	Caprimulgiformes
科	Apodidae	Apodidae
保护状况	Least Concern	Least Concern
体长	—	—
翼展	32.3 cm (12.7 in)	34.2 cm (13.5 in)
体重	41.5 g (1.46 oz)	42.666666666666664 g (1.51 oz)
食性	Aerial forager on tiny insects and wind-dispersed spiders; forages near water surfaces where insects concentrate.	Completely aerial diet of small flying insects and spiders; never forages on the ground or …
产卵数	1-4	1-2
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

无

Common Swift only

🌲 Forest 🌾 Grassland 🏜️ Desert

African Swift only

无

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Song & Call Comparison

Common Swift

鸣唱

Crisp, two-noted call: quick sharp chip followed by descending whistle; distinctive pattern repeated at measured intervals.

African Swift

鸣唱

Sharp, piercing screech followed by rapid chatter; intense series of notes escalating in speed and volume before fading.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Common Swift

Breeds across Europe and Asia from the British Isles east to Siberia and China. Long-distance migrant wintering in sub-Saharan Africa.

African Swift

Found across sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal east to Ethiopia and south to South Africa. One of Africa's most common swift species.

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保护状况

Least Concern

Common Swift

Least Concern

African Swift

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How to Tell Them Apart

Common Swift

羽毛

Uniformly blackish-brown above and below; pale whitish throat patch; slightly forked tail; no other pale markings; sexes identical; the archetypal swift shape with scythe-like wings; widespread Palearctic breeder and Sub-Saharan …

African Swift

羽毛

Dark sooty-brown throughout; pale throat patch whitish-grey; underparts slightly paler; broadly similar to Common Swift but slightly larger and marginally paler below; widespread Sub-Saharan African species.

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About These Birds

Common Swift

普通雨燕广泛繁殖于欧亚大陆，以几乎一生都在空中度过而闻名。

African Swift

非洲黑雨燕广泛分布于撒哈拉以南非洲，在岩壁和建筑物缝隙中筑巢。

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