Bird genealogy >> Order Apodiformes >> Family Apodidae
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Location

Gomantong Cave, Borneo
Malaysia

Metadata

Make Nikon D1X
Lens Nikkor AF VR 80-400 mm f/4.5-5.6D   at 180 mm
Exposure 1/45, f/5.6, ISO not available 
Image size 600 x 400 pixels

IOC Names

Deutsch  Schwarznestsalangane Dutch  Zwart-nestsalangaan
Italian  Salangana nidonero Spanish  Salangana Nidonegro

Comments

Swiftlets usually rest by clinging to cliffs and use echolocation in the dark caves with a loud rattle call. They are not fast nor high fliers.




 
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    18/08/2002

Black-nest Swiftlet
Aerodramus maximus
Salangane à nid noir
Jean-Michel PAULUS