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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
25/05/2024 10:58:48 AM
Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
NR
Germain's Swiftlet*
Id (Atlas):
Collocalia germani
Description (10 )
Germain's Swiftlet
© birdwatchingvietnam.net
Other Names (World)
Germain's Swiftlet, German's Swiftlet, Oustalet’s Swiftlet
Family
Apodidae (Swifts)
Size
11.50 - 12.50 cm
First Described (Guide )
Oustalet, 1876
China (mainland) (B), Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam.
Coastline from western Hainan to Malay Peninsula, including Mergui Archipelago (off southern Myanmar); coastal northern Borneo and southern Philippines (Palawan to Panay).
 
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Status NR
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
Habits
Often feeds in large flocks with other species of swift and swallow.
Food
Flying insects.
Voice
A loud 'zwing'. Various 'chip' calls used for echo location while in caves.
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (15)... )
Listen to XC795659
Germain's Swiftlet (Aerodramus germani ) [XC795659 ]
by id from Tanjung Karang, Selangor, Malaysia (flight call)
Listen to XC290531
Germain's Swiftlet (Aerodramus germani ) [XC290531 ]
by Peter Boesman from Kuala Selangor, Selangor, Malaysia (flight call)
Nest
Bracket-shaped, composed of layers of hardened saliva attached to a rocky surface, in a cave or on a building. In colonies.
Eggs (Guide )
2; matte, white; oval.
Subspecies
Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Edible-nest Swiftlet (Aerodramus fuciphagus ).
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:
germani Oustalet, 1876 - Southeast Asia, Borneo, Philippines.
amechanus (Oberholser, 1912) - Anambas Islands (South China Sea).
References
See References .
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Germains Swiftlet see... BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
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