A slender blue-grey bird with a long forked tail and a crest. The male has reddish patches on the sides of the face. Swifts have short beaks and weak legs.
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📚 Overview
Summary
Bird group
Swifts
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📚 Nomenclature and Classification
📚 Natural History
Size
Relative Size (Birds)
Bulbul±
Behaviour
They are fast fliers and feed in flocks. Their loud call is diagnostic, and can be heard over a distance.
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📚 Habitat and Distribution
Description
Global Distribution
India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand
Distribution In India
Practically all over India (except the arid North West portions) upto and along the base of the outer Himalayas into North East India
Distribution In Assam
Assam
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📚 Occurrence
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📚 Demography and Conservation
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List Category
Least Concern
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📚 Uses and Management
📚 Information Listing
References
- Praveen J., Jayapal, R., & Pittie, A., 2016. Checklist of the birds of India (v1.1). Website: http://www.indianbirds.in/india/ [Date of publication: 03 October, 2016].
- Praveen J., Jayapal, R., & Pittie, A., 2018. Checklist of the birds of India (v2.0). Website: http://www.indianbirds.in/india/ [Date of publication: 31 January, 2018].
Information Listing > References
- Praveen J., Jayapal, R., & Pittie, A., 2016. Checklist of the birds of India (v1.1). Website: http://www.indianbirds.in/india/ [Date of publication: 03 October, 2016].
- Praveen J., Jayapal, R., & Pittie, A., 2018. Checklist of the birds of India (v2.0). Website: http://www.indianbirds.in/india/ [Date of publication: 31 January, 2018].
Avian fauna of Amboli Ghat, Sindhudurg District, Maharashtra State, India
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Journal of Threatened TaxaA reassessment of the avian species diversity in the Eastern Ghats of Tamil Nadu, after the Vernay Survey
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Journal of Threatened TaxaBirds of the Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History Campus, Anaikatty Hills, southern India
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Journal of Threatened TaxaCEPF Western Ghats Special Series: Birds of lower Palni Hills, Western Ghats, Tamil Nadu
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Journal of Threatened TaxaNo Data
🐾 Taxonomy
| Root | Root |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Caprimulgiformes |
| Family | Hemiprocnidae |
| Genus | Hemiprocne |
| Species | Hemiprocne coronata (Tickell 1833) |
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