Giant Swiftlet

When to see the Giant Swiftlet

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 11 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is July, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Giant Swiftlet

The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Giant Swiftlet

The giant swiftlet, also known as the waterfall swift, is a species of bird in the swift family, Apodidae. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Hydrochous. It is found in Malaysia, Sumatra and Java, where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and rivers. It may be threatened by habitat loss.

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Easily confused with

Caroline SwiftletAerodramus inquietusThe Caroline swiftlet, also known as the island swiftlet, Micronesian swiftlet, or Caroline Islands swiftlet, is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. Black SpinetailTelacanthura melanopygiaThe black spinetail is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. Sao Tome SpinetailZoonavena thomensisThe São Tomé spinetail is a species of swift in the family Apodidae.