How big is an Asian Palm Swift?

The Asian Palm Swift is a tiny sized bird weighing about 9 g.

Where can you see an Asian Palm Swift?

The Asian Palm Swift occurs in 17 countries, including India, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Cambodia and Bangladesh.

What does an Asian Palm Swift sound like?

You can listen to a field recording of the Asian Palm Swift on this page, contributed to xeno-canto under open licences.

What birds look similar to an Asian Palm Swift?

The Asian Palm Swift is most easily confused with the African Palm Swift and the Malagasy Palm Swift.

Is the Asian Palm Swift endangered?

The Asian Palm Swift is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Asian Palm Swift

Cypsiurus balasiensis

Swifts · Apodiformes · Common

The Asian Palm Swift (Cypsiurus balasiensis) is a common swift found in 17 countries, weighing about 9 g. The Asian palm swift is a small swift.

Least ConcernCommonEats invertebrateshumancup nest9 g

Asian Palm Swift (Cypsiurus balasiensis), photo 1 — Photo: white_cheeked_barbet · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Asian Palm Swift (Cypsiurus balasiensis), photo 2 — Photo: Mickey Wu · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Asian Palm Swift (Cypsiurus balasiensis), photo 3 — Photo: Mickey Wu · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Asian Palm Swift (Cypsiurus balasiensis), photo 4 — Photo: Mickey Wu · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Asian Palm Swift (Cypsiurus balasiensis), photo 5 — Photo: Mickey Wu · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Asian Palm Swift (Cypsiurus balasiensis), photo 6 — Photo: Mickey Wu · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Asian Palm Swift (Cypsiurus balasiensis), photo 7 — Photo: Mickey Wu · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Asian Palm Swift (Cypsiurus balasiensis), photo 8 — Photo: Mickey Wu · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Asian Palm Swift (Cypsiurus balasiensis), photo 9 — Photo: Afsar Nayakkan · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Asian Palm Swift (Cypsiurus balasiensis), photo 10 — Photo: Zac Peterson · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

About the Asian Palm Swift

The Asian palm swift is a small swift. It is very similar to the African palm swift, Cypsiurus parvus, and was formerly considered to be the same species.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

What the Asian Palm Swift sounds like

Recording: Vihansith Kulatunga · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

Where it lives

India Thailand Sri Lanka Cambodia Bangladesh Vietnam Laos Myanmar (Burma) Malaysia China Philippines Indonesia Singapore Bhutan Nepal Brunei Uganda

When to see it

The Asian Palm Swift can be seen all year round, with peak activity in February. It is a resident species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does an Asian Palm Swift look like?: The Asian palm swift is a small swift.
How big is an Asian Palm Swift?: The Asian Palm Swift is a tiny sized bird weighing about 9 g.
Where can you see an Asian Palm Swift?: The Asian Palm Swift occurs in 17 countries, including India, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Cambodia and Bangladesh.
What does an Asian Palm Swift sound like?: You can listen to a field recording of the Asian Palm Swift on this page, contributed to xeno-canto under open licences.
What birds look similar to an Asian Palm Swift?: The Asian Palm Swift is most easily confused with the African Palm Swift and the Malagasy Palm Swift.
Is the Asian Palm Swift endangered?: The Asian Palm Swift is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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