Wildlifeof Thailand
Dark-rumped Swift
Apodidae
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Apus acuticauda
Basic stats
Diet
Flying insects
Habitat
Montane forest and cliffs
Range
Himalayas and northern mainland Southeast Asia
Size
17cm
The dark-rumped swift is a slim, dark aerial bird with narrow sickle-shaped wings, a forked tail and a darker rump than similar pale-rumped swifts. It has a fragmented range in the Himalayas and northern mainland Southeast Asia, using montane forest and cliffs. Birds feed entirely on small insects caught in flight and nest colonially on sheltered rock faces or cave walls (Wikipedia, general species account). It is Nationally Near Threatened (Thailand Red Data 2025).
Quick answers
- What does the Dark-rumped Swift eat?
- Flying insects
- What habitat does the Dark-rumped Swift live in?
- Montane forest and cliffs
- Where is the Dark-rumped Swift found?
- Himalayas and northern mainland Southeast Asia
- How big is the Dark-rumped Swift?
- 17cm