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Salim Ali's Swift

Apus salimalii

Not Evaluated

Gewicht

42,949999999999996 g

Familie

Apodidae

Ordnung

Caprimulgiformes

Über uns

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
Gewicht	42,949999999999996 g	1.52 oz

Identifizierung

Gefieder

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

Geografisches Verbreitungsgebiet

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.

Lautgebung

Gesang

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

Taxonomie

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Ordnung	Caprimulgiformes (Nachtschwalben und Segler)
Familie	Apodidae (Segler)
Genus	Apus
Arten	Apus salimalii

Distribution

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

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Vorhanden Not recorded