Plume-toed Swiftlet
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Plume-toed Swiftlet

Collocalia affinis

30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary
771 Verified records at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary
March Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The plume-toed swiftlet (Collocalia affinis) is a small bird in the swift family Apodidae. It is found on some eastern Indian Ocean islands, the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and lowland Borneo. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It was previously considered a subspecies of the glossy swiftlet. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Plume-toed Swiftlet sighting in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 771 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary

White-nest Swiftlet
LC

White-nest Swiftlet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Aerodramus fuciphagus

20–30% · Possible
Black-nest Swiftlet
LC

Black-nest Swiftlet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aerodramus maximus

5–10% · With luck
Mossy-nest Swiftlet
LC

Mossy-nest Swiftlet

Bird

Aerodramus salangana

5–10% · Rare
Silver-rumped Needletail
LC

Silver-rumped Needletail

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Rhaphidura leucopygialis

<5% · Rare
Brown-backed Needletail
LC

Brown-backed Needletail

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hirundapus giganteus

<5% · Rare
Asian Palm-Swift
LC

Asian Palm-Swift

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cypsiurus balasiensis

<5% · Rare
House Swift
LC Endemic

House Swift

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Apus nipalensis

<5% · Rare
Pacific Swift
LC

Pacific Swift

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Apus pacificus

<5% · Rare
White-throated Needletail
LC

White-throated Needletail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hirundapus caudacutus

Insufficient data
Gray-rumped Treeswift
LC

Gray-rumped Treeswift

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hemiprocne longipennis

<5% · Rare
Whiskered Treeswift
LC

Whiskered Treeswift

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hemiprocne comata

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
20–30
Feb
40–50
Mar
30–40
Apr
20–30
May
30–40
Jun
40–50
Jul
40–50
Aug
40–50
Sep
40–50
Oct
30–40
Nov
20–30
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
40–50%
2 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
40–50%
3 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
30–40%
4 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
30–40%
5 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
30–40%
6 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
7 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Plume-toed Swiftlet in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary?

About 39% of wildlife watchers report a Plume-toed Swiftlet sighting in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 771 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Plume-toed Swiftlet in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary?

March has the highest sighting rate for Plume-toed Swiftlet in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary in our monthly data.

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