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Indian Swiftlet

Aerodramus unicolor

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Periyar National Park
166 Verified records at Periyar National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

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 Periyar National Park, based on 166 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Periyar National Park

Little Swift
LC

Little Swift

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Apus affinis

10–20% · With luck
Brown-backed Needletail
LC

Brown-backed Needletail

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hirundapus giganteus

10–20% · With luck
White-rumped Needletail
LC

White-rumped Needletail

Bird

Zoonavena sylvatica

5–10% · With luck
Alpine Swift
LC

Alpine Swift

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Tachymarptis melba

<5% · Rare
Asian Palm-Swift
LC

Asian Palm-Swift

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cypsiurus balasiensis

<5% · Rare
Blyth's Swift

Blyth's Swift

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Apus leuconyx

Insufficient data
Crested Treeswift
LC

Crested Treeswift

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hemiprocne coronata

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
5–10
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
5–10
Aug
20–30
Sep
10–20
Oct
5–10
Nov
10–20
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 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
40–50%
2 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
30–40%
3 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
4 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
20–30%
5 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
6 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
10–20%
7 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
8 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
10–20%
9 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
10–20%
10 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Indian Swiftlet in Periyar National Park?

About 18% of wildlife watchers report a Indian Swiftlet sighting in Periyar National Park, based on 166 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Indian Swiftlet in Periyar National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Indian Swiftlet in Periyar National Park in our monthly data.

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