Pallid Swift vs Tenggara Swiftlet

Apus pallidus 对比 Collocalia sumbawae

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Pallid Swift Tenggara Swiftlet
学名 Apus pallidus Collocalia sumbawae
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) 5.9 g (0.21 oz)
食性 Aerial insectivore foraging continuously in flight, taking tiny flies, beetles, and ballooning spiders. Aerial plankton specialist catching tiny flies, gnats, and airborne spiders in tight acrobatic flight.
产卵数 1-4 1-2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Pallid Swift only

Tenggara 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.

Tenggara Swiftlet

鸣唱

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

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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.

Tenggara Swiftlet

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

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保护状况

Least Concern

Pallid Swift

Not Evaluated

Tenggara 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 …

Tenggara Swiftlet

羽毛

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.

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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。

Tenggara Swiftlet

松巴哇金丝燕(Collocalia sumbawae)是一种体长9-10厘米的小型金丝燕,为印度尼西亚小巽他群岛(松巴哇岛、弗洛勒斯岛、松巴岛)特有种。深色有光泽羽毛。空中捕食昆虫,在洞穴和岩壁上筑巢。

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