
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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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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Where the Tenggara Swiftlet lives
When to see the Tenggara Swiftlet
Peak activity in August · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
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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