Indian Swiftlet
Aerodramus unicolor
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyApodidae (Swifts)
- GenusAerodramus (Dark Swiftlets)
- SpeciesAerodramus unicolor (Indian Swiftlet)
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 southwest 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 flavours as bird's nest soup, a supposed aphrodisiac. This 12 cm long species is mainly dark brown above and paler brown below. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Indian Swiftlet sighting in Nagarhole National Park, based on 196 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
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 | Eravikulam National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | Mudumalai National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Horton Plains National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 5 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 7 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 9 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 10 | Bandipur National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Indian Swiftlet in Nagarhole National Park?
About 14% of wildlife watchers report a Indian Swiftlet sighting in Nagarhole National Park, based on 196 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Indian Swiftlet in Nagarhole National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Indian Swiftlet in Nagarhole National Park in our monthly data.