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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性	African Swift	Blyth's Swift
学名	Apus barbatus	Apus leuconyx
目	Caprimulgiformes	Caprimulgiformes
科	Apodidae	Apodidae
保护状况	Least Concern	Not Evaluated
体长	—	—
翼展	34.2 cm (13.5 in)	—
体重	42.666666666666664 g (1.51 oz)	42.949999999999996 g (1.52 oz)
食性	Completely aerial diet of small flying insects and spiders; never forages on the ground or …	Obligate aerial insectivore; takes small flies, beetles, and aerial spiders in swooping fast-flight passes.
产卵数	1-2	2-3
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

无

African Swift only

无

Blyth's Swift only

🌲 Forest

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Song & Call Comparison

African Swift

鸣唱

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

Blyth's Swift

鸣唱

Loud, piercing screech with shrill metallic quality; powerful prolonged calls audible from considerable distances in open sky.

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Geographic Range & Migration

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.

Blyth's Swift

Found from Central Asia and the Himalayas east to China and southeastern Russia. Migratory; winters in South and Southeast Asia.

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保护状况

Least Concern

African Swift

Not Evaluated

Blyth's Swift

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How to Tell Them Apart

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.

Blyth's Swift

羽毛

Dark blackish-brown upperparts; white rump patch; white throat; underparts dark brown; deeply forked tail; recently described species closely related to Pacific Swift; separation based on molecular and biometric characters.

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About These Birds

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。

Blyth's Swift

白爪雨燕分布于中亚至南亚，以白色爪子为特征的雨燕。

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