Iblis kecepatan (Speed Demons)
Alpine Swift
Tachymarptis melba
- epik
- 128 km/h
- Risiko rendah
Stays airborne for 200 days straight, sleeping on the wing. Your message doesn't get a layover.
- Populasi
- Global population estimated at approximately 2.16–4.87 million mature individuals
- Habitat
- Mountainous and rocky terrain, cliffs, gorges, and sea cliffs used for nesting; also sub-desert steppe edges, and increasingly old buildings/towers in towns and cities as substitute nest sites, especially around the Mediterranean
- Fakta menarik
- A 2013 tracking study showed Alpine Swifts can remain continuously airborne for over six months at a stretch, feeding, and apparently even sleeping and mating on the wing during their non-breeding period.
- Sebaran
- Breeds from southern Europe (Portugal to Bulgaria/Greece, north to just short of Germany) and North Africa across Turkey, the Caucasus, the Middle East to Central Asia and the Himalayas, plus separate resident/breeding populations across sub-Saharan and southern Africa; Palearctic breeders are full migrants wintering in tropical/southern Africa
- Makanan
- Aerial insectivore — catches flying arthropods on the wing with its wide gape; documented prey spans roughly 10 insect orders and 79 families, dominated by Homoptera, Diptera, and Hymenoptera, plus ballooning spiders, often foraged at high altitude
- Ukuran
- 0,21 m
- Bentang sayap
- 0,55 m
- Masa hidup
- 5 tahun
