Bornean Swiftlet vs Alpine Swift

Collocalia dodgei 对比 Tachymarptis melba

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Bornean Swiftlet Alpine Swift
学名 Collocalia dodgei Tachymarptis melba
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Apodidae Apodidae
保护状况 Not Evaluated Least Concern
体长
翼展 43.9 cm (17.3 in)
体重 6.1 g (0.22 oz) 97.5 g (3.44 oz)
食性 Small aerial insectivore feeding on minute flying insects and spiders; forages over forest canopy and … Aerial insectivore taking small flying insects and spiders; may forage at great heights following thermal …
产卵数 -- 1-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Bornean Swiftlet only

Alpine Swift only

Song & Call Comparison

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

Alpine Swift

鸣唱

Rapid series of short, clipped whistles; bright, clean notes delivered in quick succession with occasional doubled phrase.

Geographic Range & Migration

Bornean Swiftlet

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

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

Not Evaluated

Bornean Swiftlet

Least Concern

Alpine Swift

How to Tell Them Apart

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 …

Alpine Swift

羽毛

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

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。

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。

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