Indian Swiftlet - Revision history

Nomdeploom at 19:14, 21 February 2009

2009-02-21T19:14:57Z

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	* Adults with slightly bronzy gloss on dark-tipped wings and tail		* Adults with slightly bronzy gloss on dark-tipped wings and tail
	* Juveniles paler		* Juveniles paler
		+	====Similar Species====
	Confusion possible with [[Dusky Crag Martin]]. Very similar to [[Himalayan Swiftlet]], but ranges don't overlap.		Confusion possible with [[Dusky Crag Martin]]. Very similar to [[Himalayan Swiftlet]], but ranges don't overlap.

AlexC: /* External Links */

2008-10-27T04:57:23Z

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	{{GSearch\|Aerodramus+unicolor}}		{{GSearch\|Aerodramus+unicolor}}
	*[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=556&Bird_Image_ID=12060&Bird_Family_ID=83 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages]		*[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=556&Bird_Image_ID=12060&Bird_Family_ID=83 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages]
-	[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Aerodramus]] [[Category:Missing Images]]	+	[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Aerodramus]][[Category:Missing Images]][[Category:Maps]]

Wintibird at 10:32, 20 July 2008

2008-07-20T10:32:43Z

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	==Distribution==		==Distribution==
-	[[Sri Lanka]] and Western Ghats in [[India]].<br>	+	{\| cellpadding="5"
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		+	\| rowspan=2 valign="center"\|
		+	[[Image:Map-IndianSwiftlet.png\|left]]
		+	\|[[Sri Lanka]] and Western Ghats in [[India]].<br/>
	Locally common or very common, especially in Sri Lanka. Some local populations affected by nest harvesting.		Locally common or very common, especially in Sri Lanka. Some local populations affected by nest harvesting.
		+	\|-
		+	\|<font size=4>Legend</font><br />
		+	'''<font color="#006600" style="background-color: black">•</font>''' ''A. unicolor''; year-round<br />
		+	<font size="1">Maps/Texts consulted<sup>[[#References\|1]],[[#References\|2]],[[#References\|3]],[[#References\|4]],[[#References\|5]]</sup></font>
		+	\|}
	==Taxonomy==		==Taxonomy==
	Monotypic. Slight differences between birds of [[Sri Lanka]] and birds of [[India]] are known, but no subspecies are described yet.<br>		Monotypic. Slight differences between birds of [[Sri Lanka]] and birds of [[India]] are known, but no subspecies are described yet.<br>

Wintibird at 10:30, 20 July 2008

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	Breeds mainly from March to June. Two eggs are laid. The nest is a white, shiny half-cup, constructed with thick saliva, containing plant parts and feathers. The (tasteless) nests are harvested and eaten as soup.<br>		Breeds mainly from March to June. Two eggs are laid. The nest is a white, shiny half-cup, constructed with thick saliva, containing plant parts and feathers. The (tasteless) nests are harvested and eaten as soup.<br>
	Resident. Some birds recorded in winter to the [[Maldives]] may belong to this species.		Resident. Some birds recorded in winter to the [[Maldives]] may belong to this species.
		+	==References==
		+	# Rasmussen, P.C. and Anderton, J.C. 2005. ''Birds of South Asia''. The Ripley Guide. Washington D.C. and Barcelona: Smithsonian Institution and Lynx Editions. ISBN 84-87334-67-9
		+	# Grimmett, R., Inskipp, C. and Inskipp, T. 1998. ''Birds of the Indian Subcontinent''. London: Christopher Helm. ISBN 0-7136-4004-9
		+	# Kazmierczak, K. and van Perlo, B. 2000. ''A Field Guide to the Birds of the Indian Subcontinent''. London: Pica Press. ISBN 0-300-07921-4
		+	# Kazmierczak, K. and Singh, R. 2001: ''A Birdwatcher's Guide to India''. New Dehli: Oxford University Press. ISBN 019-565285-1
		+	# del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. and Sargatal, J. eds. 1999. ''Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol. 5. Barn-owls to Hummingbirds''. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 84-87334-22-9
	==External Links==		==External Links==
	{{GSearch\|Aerodramus+unicolor}}		{{GSearch\|Aerodramus+unicolor}}
	*[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=556&Bird_Image_ID=12060&Bird_Family_ID=83 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages]		*[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=556&Bird_Image_ID=12060&Bird_Family_ID=83 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages]
	[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Aerodramus]] [[Category:Missing Images]]		[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Aerodramus]] [[Category:Missing Images]]

Wintibird: /* Identification */ better english

2008-06-05T07:19:06Z

Identification - better english

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	* Adults with slightly bronzy gloss on dark-tipped wings and tail		* Adults with slightly bronzy gloss on dark-tipped wings and tail
	* Juveniles paler		* Juveniles paler
-	Maybe confused with [[Dusky Crag Martin]]. Very similar to [[Himalayan Swiftlet]], but ranges don't overlap.	+	Confusion possible with [[Dusky Crag Martin]]. Very similar to [[Himalayan Swiftlet]], but ranges don't overlap.
		+
	==Distribution==		==Distribution==
	[[Sri Lanka]] and Western Ghats in [[India]].<br>		[[Sri Lanka]] and Western Ghats in [[India]].<br>

Wintibird: added information, deleted wikipedia text

2008-06-04T14:28:33Z

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-	[[category:incomplete]]	+	;[[:Category:Aerodramus\|Aerodramus]] unicolor
-	;Aerodramus unicolor	+
	==Identification==		==Identification==
-	12c. Dark brown above and paler brown below. It has swept-back wings that resemble a crescent or a boomerang. The body is slender, and the tail is short and only slightly indented.	+	A medium sized Swiftlet (12cm)
-		+	* Dark brown upperparts
-	Both sexes and young birds are similar.	+	* Marginally paler rump
		+	* Pale brown underparts
		+	* Shallow tail-fork
		+	* Adults with slightly bronzy gloss on dark-tipped wings and tail
		+	* Juveniles paler
		+	Maybe confused with [[Dusky Crag Martin]]. Very similar to [[Himalayan Swiftlet]], but ranges don't overlap.
	==Distribution==		==Distribution==
-	[[Sri Lanka]] and south west [[India]]	+	[[Sri Lanka]] and Western Ghats in [[India]].<br>
		+	Locally common or very common, especially in Sri Lanka. Some local populations affected by nest harvesting.
	==Taxonomy==		==Taxonomy==
		+	Monotypic. Slight differences between birds of [[Sri Lanka]] and birds of [[India]] are known, but no subspecies are described yet.<br>
		+	Also placed in genus ''Collocalia''. Has been treated as conspecific with [[Himalayan Swiftlet]] ''Aerodramus brevirostris'' and/or [[Edible-nest Swiftlet]] ''Aerodramus fuciphagus''. ''Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi'' has been placed in this species as well. The relationships in this group are still poorly understood.
	==Habitat==		==Habitat==
		+	In [[India]] found from sea-level up to the mountains of the Western Ghats. In [[Sri Lanka]] more an upland species.
	==Behaviour==		==Behaviour==
-	The half-cup nest is built on a vertical surface, often in a cave. The male swift uses thick saliva to construct the white, shiny nest into which two eggs are laid.	+	Forages high in small mixed flocks on various insects. Also seen feeding around lights at night.<br>
-	Diet includes insects which they catch in their bills, and they drink on the wing.	+	Breeds in sometimes large colonies in caves, sometimes railway tunnels and also sea-caves. Leaves the colonies at dawn, returning at dusk.<br>
-		+	Breeds mainly from March to June. Two eggs are laid. The nest is a white, shiny half-cup, constructed with thick saliva, containing plant parts and feathers. The (tasteless) nests are harvested and eaten as soup.<br>
-		+	Resident. Some birds recorded in winter to the [[Maldives]] may belong to this species.
	==External Links==		==External Links==
	{{GSearch\|Aerodramus+unicolor}}		{{GSearch\|Aerodramus+unicolor}}
	*[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=556&Bird_Image_ID=12060&Bird_Family_ID=83 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages]		*[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=556&Bird_Image_ID=12060&Bird_Family_ID=83 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages]
-	[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]]	+	[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Aerodramus]] [[Category:Missing Images]]

Kits at 16:40, 3 October 2007

2007-10-03T16:40:02Z

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		+	[[category:incomplete]]
	;Aerodramus unicolor		;Aerodramus unicolor
	==Identification==		==Identification==
-		+	12c. Dark brown above and paler brown below. It has swept-back wings that resemble a crescent or a boomerang. The body is slender, and the tail is short and only slightly indented.
-	The Indian Swiftlet, or Indian Edible-nest Swiftlet, Aerodramus unicolor, is a small swift. It is a common resident colonial breeder in the hills of Sri Lanka and south west India. This 12cm long species is mainly dark brown above and paler brown below. It has swept-back wings that resemble a crescent or a boomerang. The body is slender, and the tail is short and only slightly indented.	+

	Both sexes and young birds are similar.		Both sexes and young birds are similar.
	==Distribution==		==Distribution==
		+	[[Sri Lanka]] and south west [[India]]
	==Taxonomy==		==Taxonomy==
	==Habitat==		==Habitat==
	==Behaviour==		==Behaviour==
	The half-cup nest is built on a vertical surface, often in a cave. The male swift uses thick saliva to construct the white, shiny nest into which two eggs are laid.		The half-cup nest is built on a vertical surface, often in a cave. The male swift uses thick saliva to construct the white, shiny nest into which two eggs are laid.
-		+	Diet includes insects which they catch in their bills, and they drink on the wing.
-	The relatively tasteless nests are harvested, and mixed with chicken, spices, and other flavors as bird's nest soup, a supposed aphrodisiac.	+
-		+
-	Indian Swiftlet has very short legs which it uses only for clinging to vertical surfaces, since swifts never settle voluntarily on the ground.	+
-		+
-	These swifts spend most of their lives in the air, living on the insects they catch in their bills, and they drink on the wing.	+

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2007-08-31T08:51:44Z

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	==External Links==		==External Links==
-		+	{{GSearch\|Aerodramus+unicolor}}
		+	*[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=556&Bird_Image_ID=12060&Bird_Family_ID=83 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages]
	[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]]		[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]]

Kits at 20:17, 3 June 2007

2007-06-03T20:17:05Z

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	;Aerodramus unicolor		;Aerodramus unicolor
		+	==Identification==

		+	The Indian Swiftlet, or Indian Edible-nest Swiftlet, Aerodramus unicolor, is a small swift. It is a common resident colonial breeder in the hills of Sri Lanka and south west India. This 12cm long species is mainly dark brown above and paler brown below. It has swept-back wings that resemble a crescent or a boomerang. The body is slender, and the tail is short and only slightly indented.

-	The Indian Swiftlet, or Indian Edible-nest Swiftlet, Aerodramus unicolor, is a small swift. It is a common resident colonial breeder in the hills of Sri Lanka and south west India.	+	Both sexes and young birds are similar.
-		+	==Distribution==
		+	==Taxonomy==
		+	==Habitat==
		+	==Behaviour==
	The half-cup nest is built on a vertical surface, often in a cave. The male swift uses thick saliva to construct the white, shiny nest into which two eggs are laid.		The half-cup nest is built on a vertical surface, often in a cave. The male swift uses thick saliva to construct the white, shiny nest into which two eggs are laid.

	The relatively tasteless nests are harvested, and mixed with chicken, spices, and other flavors as bird's nest soup, a supposed aphrodisiac.		The relatively tasteless nests are harvested, and mixed with chicken, spices, and other flavors as bird's nest soup, a supposed aphrodisiac.

-	This 12cm long species is mainly dark brown above and paler brown below. It has swept-back wings that resemble a crescent or a boomerang. The body is slender, and the tail is short and only slightly indented.	+	Indian Swiftlet has very short legs which it uses only for clinging to vertical surfaces, since swifts never settle voluntarily on the ground.
-		+
-	Both sexes and young birds are similar. Indian Swiftlet has very short legs which it uses only for clinging to vertical surfaces, since swifts never settle voluntarily on the ground.	+

	These swifts spend most of their lives in the air, living on the insects they catch in their bills, and they drink on the wing.		These swifts spend most of their lives in the air, living on the insects they catch in their bills, and they drink on the wing.

Kits at 17:52, 1 June 2007

2007-06-01T17:52:30Z

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	;Aerodramus unicolor		;Aerodramus unicolor
		+
		+
		+	The Indian Swiftlet, or Indian Edible-nest Swiftlet, Aerodramus unicolor, is a small swift. It is a common resident colonial breeder in the hills of Sri Lanka and south west India.
		+
		+	The half-cup nest is built on a vertical surface, often in a cave. The male swift uses thick saliva to construct the white, shiny nest into which two eggs are laid.
		+
		+	The relatively tasteless nests are harvested, and mixed with chicken, spices, and other flavors as bird's nest soup, a supposed aphrodisiac.
		+
		+	This 12cm long species is mainly dark brown above and paler brown below. It has swept-back wings that resemble a crescent or a boomerang. The body is slender, and the tail is short and only slightly indented.
		+
		+	Both sexes and young birds are similar. Indian Swiftlet has very short legs which it uses only for clinging to vertical surfaces, since swifts never settle voluntarily on the ground.
		+
		+	These swifts spend most of their lives in the air, living on the insects they catch in their bills, and they drink on the wing.
		+

	==External Links==		==External Links==

	[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]]		[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]]