This swiftlet is resident in north-eastern Queensland and breeds in caves and gorges. It makes echolocation clicks when entering dark caves.
It weighs about 12 g. The inland subspecies chillagoensis is slightly smaller and paler than coastal birds.
It is resident in tropical Queensland and breeds in caves and gorges. Inside caves it produces audible double clicks to navigate in darkness.
In Queensland upland rainforest, five birds were found roosting singly at night on foliage of trees or vines, 2.5–4.5 m above ground.
Four of these five foliage-roosting birds had pale edges to their primary feathers.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.