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Waterfall Swift
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Waterfall Swift
Hydrochous gigas
The giant swiftlet (Hydrochous gigas), also known as the waterfall swift, is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is monotypic within the genus Hydrochous. It is found in Indonesia and Malaysia, where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss. It is not totally nocturnal but able to orientate visually in dim light.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 6887.