Pallid Swift vs Bornean Swiftlet

Apus pallidus 对比 Collocalia dodgei

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Pallid Swift Bornean Swiftlet
学名 Apus pallidus Collocalia dodgei
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
保护状况 Least Concern Not Evaluated
体长
翼展 33.4 cm (13.1 in)
体重 42.25 g (1.49 oz) 6.1 g (0.22 oz)
食性 Aerial insectivore foraging continuously in flight, taking tiny flies, beetles, and ballooning spiders. Small aerial insectivore feeding on minute flying insects and spiders; forages over forest canopy and …
产卵数 1-4 --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Pallid Swift only

Bornean Swiftlet only

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Song & Call Comparison

Pallid Swift

鸣唱

Melodic, rolling trill with rich timbre; sustained musical phrase with slight variations on repeated delivery at dusk.

Bornean Swiftlet

鸣唱

High thin twittering; soft 'tsit' notes over Borneo mountains; echolocation in cave roosts; tiny highland swiftlet; call weakly audible; soft rapid chittering in flight

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Geographic Range & Migration

Pallid Swift

Breeds in the Mediterranean and North Africa east to Pakistan. Migratory; winters in sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal to Ethiopia.

Bornean Swiftlet

Endemic to Borneo in lowland dipterocarp forest and hill forest. Closely related to Glossy Swiftlet; range barely extends to Palawan.

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保护状况

Least Concern

Pallid Swift

Not Evaluated

Bornean Swiftlet

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How to Tell Them Apart

Pallid Swift

羽毛

Medium-large; pale brownish-grey overall, distinctly paler than Common Swift; larger pale throat patch; wing coverts show pale scaly edges; Mediterranean and Middle Eastern species; pale sandy-brown tone separates it from …

Bornean Swiftlet

羽毛

Tiny; dark glossy blue-green upperparts; pale whitish rump band; dark sooty-grey underparts; forked tail; Borneo endemic restricted to montane zones; similar to Glossy Swiftlet but less white below and confined …

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About These Birds

Pallid Swift

淡色雨燕在地中海沿岸和北非繁殖,颜色比普通雨燕更淡。

Bornean Swiftlet

婆罗洲金丝燕(Collocalia dodgei)是一种体长9-10厘米的小型金丝燕,为海拔900-3400米的婆罗洲北部山地森林特有种。深色有光泽羽毛。空中捕食昆虫,在山地洞穴中筑巢。

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