Prakruti Parichay
A am a io Glossy SWifUet photo
ApodidaeCollocalia

A am a io Glossy SWifUet

Collocalia esculenta

10–10 cmVery Small
Beak
—
Feet
—
Crest
No crest

Resident. Andamans and Nicobars. From Edible-nest Swiftlet by smaller size, glossy blue-black upperparts, square-ended tail (with only slight indentation), white belly contrasting with dark grey throat and breast. and dark undertail-coverts and underside to tail. Shows pale fringing and dark blotching on lower breast. and extent of white on underbody varies. • Gregarious and tame. Hawks around habitation; often flying freely in and out.

Colour

WhiteBlueBlackGrey
Average size
10 cm
Habitat
Hawks around habitation, often flying freely in and out.
Behaviour
Resident., • Gregarious and tame.

About this bird

Resident. Andamans and Nicobars. From Edible-nest Swiftlet by smaller size, glossy blue-black upperparts, square-ended tail (with only slight indentation), white belly contrasting with dark grey throat and breast. and dark undertail-coverts and underside to tail. Shows pale fringing and dark blotching on lower breast. and extent of white on underbody varies. • Gregarious and tame. Hawks around habitation; often flying freely in and out.

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A am a io Glossy SWifUet is bigger than Chestnut-crowned Warbler but smaller than Flight Chin Hills Wren Babbler.

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A am a io Glossy SWifUet photo

A am a io Glossy SWifUet

Collocalia esculenta

10–10 cm