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Madagascar Swift

Apus balstoni

Least Concern

पंखों का फैलाव

32.2 cm

वजन

46.125 g

कुल

Apodidae

गण

Caprimulgiformes

के बारे में

A medium-sized swift (15-16 cm) found across Madagascar and the Comoro Islands. Dark plumage. Aerial insectivore, foraging over forests and open areas. Closely related to African Swift. Resident population. Limited published ecological data compared to continental relatives.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
पंखों का फैलाव	32.2 cm	12.7 in
वजन	46.125 g	1.63 oz

पहचान

पंख

Dark sooty-brown overall; pale whitish throat patch; underparts slightly paler brown; moderately forked tail; Malagasy endemic; one of the heavier island Apus swifts; closely resembles African Swift but restricted to Madagascar.

Habitat & Range

भौगोलिक वितरण

Found in Madagascar and the Comoro Islands. Resident in open habitats including savanna, coastal areas, and highland grassland.

Diet & Feeding

Feeds exclusively on aerial plankton — tiny flies, aphids, and spiders — captured in continuous fast flight.

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

व्यवहार और प्रजनन

अंडों की संख्या

1-2

ध्वनि

गीत

Soft twittering with delicate clicking elements; light, airy notes tumbling quickly in loose sequence near water sources.

वर्गिकी

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
गण	Caprimulgiformes (Nightjars & Swifts)
कुल	Apodidae (Swifts)
Genus	Apus
प्रजातियां	Apus balstoni

Distribution

Madagascar Swift has been recorded in 1 countries.

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उपस्थित Not recorded