Animalz

Aerodramus

  • Ameline Swiftlet Aerodramus amelis

    The Ameline Swiftlet occurs on Philippine islands and Balambangan Island off northern Borneo. It flies over forests and open habitats.

  • Mariana Swiftlet Aerodramus bartschi

    The head and upperparts are dark gray-brown, the throat and upper breast are gray-white, and the lower parts are darker. It nests in caves on its native islands.

  • Himalayan Swiftlet Aerodramus brevirostris

    In Hong Kong it flies over wetlands and fishponds. In Hunan, China, it occupies caves and uses clicks in their dark interiors.

  • Seychelles Swiftlet Aerodramus elaphrus

    A small brown swiftlet of the Seychelles that catches insects in flight and nests in colonies in caves.

  • Mascarene Swiftlet Aerodramus francicus

    A swiftlet of Réunion and Mauritius, it has brown upperparts, a pale rump and a shallowly forked tail. It roosts in caves and lava tubes.

  • Edible-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus fuciphagus

    The Edible-nest Swiftlet is a small swiftlet of Indo-Malayan forests. It catches insects and other invertebrates while flying.

  • Germain's Swiftlet Aerodramus germani

    Germain's Swiftlet is a swiftlet whose taxonomic treatment varies among sources. A southern Thailand foraging study treated it as Aerodramus inexpectatus germani and reported foraging over water, forest and open paddy.

  • Mountain Swiftlet Aerodramus hirundinaceus

    The Mountain Swiftlet occurs on New Guinea. It flies in flocks over highland forests, catches insects in the air and breeds colonially in caves.

  • Island Swiftlet Aerodramus inquietus

    A swiftlet of Micronesian islands, with blackish-brown upperparts and dark grey-brown underparts. It nests in caves using plant material and saliva.

  • Tahiti Swiftlet Aerodramus leucophaeus

    This swiftlet occurs on Tahiti. The sexes look alike; the bird is dark with a grey rump. It catches insects in flight and nests colonially in wet, rocky, wooded valley canyons.

  • Black-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus maximus

    The Black-nest Swiftlet is a small swift that feeds on flying insects and roosts communally in caves.

  • Philippine Swiftlet Aerodramus mearnsi

    The Philippine Swiftlet is a small swiftlet found in the mountains of the Philippines. It has a shallowly forked tail and is often seen in flocks.

  • Edible-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus fuciphagus

    The Edible-nest Swiftlet is a small swiftlet of Indo-Malayan forests. It catches insects and other invertebrates while flying.

  • Himalayan Swiftlet Aerodramus brevirostris

    In Hong Kong it flies over wetlands and fishponds. In Hunan, China, it occupies caves and uses clicks in their dark interiors.

  • Mascarene Swiftlet Aerodramus francicus

    A swiftlet of Réunion and Mauritius, it has brown upperparts, a pale rump and a shallowly forked tail. It roosts in caves and lava tubes.

  • Mariana Swiftlet Aerodramus bartschi

    The head and upperparts are dark gray-brown, the throat and upper breast are gray-white, and the lower parts are darker. It nests in caves on its native islands.

  • Island Swiftlet Aerodramus inquietus

    A swiftlet of Micronesian islands, with blackish-brown upperparts and dark grey-brown underparts. It nests in caves using plant material and saliva.

  • White-rumped Swiftlet Aerodramus spodiopygius

    This small swiftlet occurs in Melanesia and Polynesia and uses moist forests and caves.

  • Black-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus maximus

    The Black-nest Swiftlet is a small swift that feeds on flying insects and roosts communally in caves.

  • Atiu Swiftlet Aerodramus sawtelli

    The Atiu Swiftlet is a small swiftlet endemic to Atiu. It flies over forest, agricultural land and village gardens on the island.

  • Gray Swiftlet Aerodramus vanikorensis

    Long wings and gray-brown plumage identify this swiftlet. It glides through the air and builds a nest using moss.

  • Australian Swiftlet Aerodramus terraereginae

    This swiftlet is resident in north-eastern Queensland and breeds in caves and gorges. It makes echolocation clicks when entering dark caves.

  • Indian Swiftlet Aerodramus unicolor

    It is a small swiftlet of the Western Ghats of south-western India and Sri Lanka. It catches insects and other invertebrates in flight and builds dark nests of feathers and saliva in caves.

  • Seychelles Swiftlet Aerodramus elaphrus

    A small brown swiftlet of the Seychelles that catches insects in flight and nests in colonies in caves.