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The drab swiftlet is 9–10 cm (3.5–3.9 in) in length with a square tail. It has a satin grayish-blue back with slightly glossy crown and tail. The throat and the upper breast is a mid-gray with a lighter margin to the feathers. The lower breast, flanks and belly are white but the rump is dark. There are dull white spots on the inner webs of the tail feathers. Most birds have a tuft of feathers on the hallux, the rear facing toe. Subspecies perneglecta is darker and has more gloss on the feathers.
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When to see the Drab Swiftlet
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 11 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is August, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Drab Swiftlet
The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Drab Swiftlet
The drab swiftlet is a small bird in the swift family Apodidae. It is endemic to the Lesser Sunda Islands in Indonesia. It was formerly treated as a subspecies of the glossy swiftlet.
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Easily confused with
Satin SwiftletCollocalia uropygialisThe satin swiftlet is around 10 cm (4 in) in length.
Tenggara SwiftletCollocalia sumbawaeThe Tenggara swiftlet is 9–10 cm (3.5–3.9 in) in length with a square tail.
Ridgetop SwiftletCollocalia isonotaThe ridgetop swiftlet is 9–10 cm (3.5–3.9 in) in length with a square tail.
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