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The Tenggara swiftlet is 9–10 cm (3.5–3.9 in) in length with a square tail. The back and upper surface of the wings are dark blue with a moderate gloss. The rump is generally dark but sometimes includes feathers with thin white edging. The throat and upper breast are grey with fine white scalloping merging into larger greyish chevrons over the lower breast and flanks, becoming white over the belly. There is occasionally a tuft of small feathers on the hallux, the rear facing toe.
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When to see the Tenggara Swiftlet
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 6 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is August, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Tenggara Swiftlet
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Tenggara Swiftlet
The Tenggara swiftlet is a small bird in the swift family Apodidae. It is endemic to the western Lesser Sunda Islands of Indonesia.
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Easily confused with
Satin SwiftletCollocalia uropygialisThe satin swiftlet is around 10 cm (4 in) in length.
Drab SwiftletCollocalia neglectaThe drab swiftlet is 9–10 cm (3.5–3.9 in) in length with a square tail.
Bornean SwiftletCollocalia dodgeiAt about 10 cm in length it is a tiny swiftlet with relatively short wings and a square tail.
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