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Drab Swiftlet

Collocalia neglecta

Not Evaluated

الوزن

5,9 g

الفصيلة

Apodidae

الرتبة

Caprimulgiformes

حول

A small swiftlet (10 cm) found in the Philippines, Sulawesi, and the Moluccas. Dark grey-brown plumage, less glossy than related species. Aerial insectivore. Colonial cave nester. Taxonomy has been revised repeatedly; sometimes merged with other swiftlet taxa.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
الوزن	5,9 g	0.21 oz

التعرف

الريش

Tiny; dull brownish-grey upperparts with little or no gloss; whitish-buff rump band; pale greyish-buff underparts; forked tail; as the name implies, lacks the iridescent gloss of most Collocalia swiftlets; island endemic.

Habitat & Range

🌲 Forest 🏖️ Coastal

النطاق الجغرافي

Found on the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Simeuluë Island off Sumatra. Resident in coastal and lowland habitats. Sedentary.

Diet & Feeding

Entirely airborne insectivore; feeds on minute flying insects and web-dispersing spiders over open habitats.

السلوك والتكاثر

التعشيش

Nest type: CP.

عدد البيض في الوضع

1-2

الصوت

الغناء

High, thin twittering; 'tsit-tsit' in flight; echolocation clicks inside cave roosts; small size and unremarkable plumage matched by simple, thin high-pitched calls

التصنيف

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
الرتبة	Caprimulgiformes (Nightjars & Swifts)
الفصيلة	Apodidae (Swifts)
Genus	Collocalia
الأنواع	Collocalia neglecta

Distribution

Drab Swiftlet has been recorded in 1 countries.

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موجود Not recorded

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🇳🇴 Norway

External Databases

الأسئلة الشائعة

What does the Drab Swiftlet eat?

Entirely airborne insectivore; feeds on minute flying insects and web-dispersing spiders over open habitats.

Where does the Drab Swiftlet live?

Found on the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Simeuluë Island off Sumatra. Resident in coastal and lowland habitats. Sedentary.

How does the Drab Swiftlet nest?

Nest type: CP.

What does the Drab Swiftlet sound like?

High, thin twittering; 'tsit-tsit' in flight; echolocation clicks inside cave roosts; small size and unremarkable plumage matched by simple, thin high-pitched calls

How big is the Drab Swiftlet?

The Drab Swiftlet has a weight of 5.9 g.

What order and family does the Drab Swiftlet belong to?

The Drab Swiftlet (Collocalia neglecta) belongs to the order Caprimulgiformes and the family Apodidae.