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Salim Ali's Swift

Apus salimalii

Not Evaluated

Weight

42.949999999999996 g

Family

Apodidae

Order

Caprimulgiformes

About

A medium-sized swift recently described and split from Pacific Swift, found in the Western Ghats and central India. Dark plumage with a pale rump. Aerial insectivore. Named after the renowned Indian ornithologist Salim Ali. Limited ecological data as a newly recognized species.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
Weight	42.949999999999996 g	1.52 oz

Identification

Plumage

Dark sooty-brown upperparts; white rump patch; pale white throat; underparts dark; deeply forked tail; recently split from Pacific Swift; named in honour of Indian ornithologist Salim Ali; plumage virtually identical to Pacific Swift.

Habitat & Range

Geographic Range

Found in northeastern India, China, and Indochina. Resident or short-distance migrant in hill and mountain forest. Recently split from Pacific Swift.

Diet & Feeding

Aerial-only diet of small flying insects, winged termites, and drifting spiders caught during continuous flight.

Sound

Song

Faint, high-pitched squeak nearly inaudible; minute twittering barely registering above background in dense forest habitats.

Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Order	Caprimulgiformes (Nightjars & Swifts)
Family	Apodidae (Swifts)
Genus	Apus
Species	Apus salimalii

Distribution

Salim Ali's Swift has been recorded in 1 countries.

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Present Not recorded