Prakruti Parichay
ApodidaeCypsiurus

Asian Palm Swift

Cypsiurus balasiensis

13–13 cmVery Small
Beak
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Feet
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Crest
Has a crest

Resident. Widespread; unrecorded in Pakistan. Small and very slim with fine scythe-shaped wingst;;.L J '<;. a nddeeply forked tail (usually held closed). Rapid fluttering wing-beats are interspersed with short glides. Throat is slightly paler than rest of underparts. and may also show a slightly paler rump. Much smaller than Crested Treeswift. with weaker, more fluttering flight. and is browner in coloration (and does not show whiter belly and undertail - coverts). In south Assam (C. b. infumatusj is darker with....! narrower tail fork. Usually hawks insects around palms. Open country and cultivation; closely associated with palms.

Average size
13 cm
Habitat
Open country and cultivation, closely associated with palms.
Behaviour
Resident. Widespread, unrecorded in Pakistan., Usually hawks insects around palms.

About this bird

Resident. Widespread; unrecorded in Pakistan. Small and very slim with fine scythe-shaped wingst;;.L J '<;. a nddeeply forked tail (usually held closed). Rapid fluttering wing-beats are interspersed with short glides. Throat is slightly paler than rest of underparts. and may also show a slightly paler rump. Much smaller than Crested Treeswift. with weaker, more fluttering flight. and is browner in coloration (and does not show whiter belly and undertail - coverts). In south Assam (C. b. infumatusj is darker with....! narrower tail fork. Usually hawks insects around palms. Open country and cultivation; closely associated with palms.

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Asian Palm Swift is bigger than Common Stonechat but smaller than Twlte.

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Asian Palm Swift

Cypsiurus balasiensis

13–13 cm