Mossy-nest Swiftlet

Aerodramus salangana

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernInvertebratesRockyCup nestTiny · 11 g

When to see the Mossy-nest Swiftlet

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 10 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is July, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Mossy-nest Swiftlet

Regular range

The map shades 3 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Mossy-nest Swiftlet

The mossy-nest swiftlet is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. Some taxonomists consider it to be a subspecies of the uniform swiftlet. It is found in northern Borneo, the Natuna and the Derawan Islands and Nias island off western Sumatra. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

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