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Cook's Swift

Apus cooki

Not Evaluated

Poids

42,949999999999996 g

Famille

Apodidae

Ordre

Caprimulgiformes

À propos

A medium-sized swift (16-17 cm) found in montane forests from the Malay Peninsula through Southeast Asia to southern China. Dark plumage with a pale throat. Aerial insectivore. Named after Frederick Cook. Until recently considered conspecific with Pacific Swift.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
Poids	42,949999999999996 g	1.52 oz

Identification

Plumage

Dark sooty-brown upperparts; white rump patch; pale white throat; dark underparts; deeply forked tail; recently split taxon from Pacific Swift complex; plumage essentially identical to close relatives, distinguished primarily by range.

Habitat & Range

Répartition géographique

Found from southern Thailand through the Thai-Malay Peninsula to Sumatra, Borneo, and adjacent islands. Resident in lowland forest.

Diet & Feeding

Catches aerial plankton — tiny midges, gnats, and ballooning spiders — continuously during soaring flight.

Comportement et reproduction

Nidification

Nest type: CP.

Son

Chant

Bright, flute-like series of liquid notes; clear melodic phrase ascending slightly then resolving on a sustained pure tone.

Taxonomie

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Ordre	Caprimulgiformes (Nightjars & Swifts)
Famille	Apodidae (Swifts)
Genus	Apus
Espèces	Apus cooki

Distribution

Cook's Swift has been recorded in 1 countries.

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Présent Not recorded