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The cave swallow measures 12 to 14 cm in length and weighs 19 g on average. The largest of the five subspecies, P. f. pallida, has an average wing length between 107.0 and 112.3 mm; the smallest subspecies, P. f. aequatorialis, has an average wing length between 93.0 and 93.5 mm. Differences between the sexes are minimal, both are similar in size and weight and are difficult to distinguish ...
The nests of Aerodramus swiftlets are constructed with saliva as a major component. In two species, saliva is the only material used, and the nests are collected for the famous Chinese delicacy 'bird's nest soup', the over-collection of which puts pressure on the swiftlet populations.
The northern rough-winged swallow usually nests by itself, [5] although sometimes it is found in loose groups, often at the edge of bank swallow colonies, [6] of up to 25 pairs. [5] The nests are found in burrows located in soil banks, [12] very occasionally caves and trees, and in human-made cavities such as gutters and tubes. These burrows ...
This category is for articles related to birds which have adapted to live within the ecological niche of caves. Pages in category "Cave birds" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
Cave birds (5 P) Pages in category "Subterranean nesting birds" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
Oilbird videos, photos & sounds on the Internet Bird Collection; The oilbird's visual acuity; Caripe.net – La Puerta de Entrada (in Spanish) Oilbird Caves of Trinidad Accessed 30 March 2011 "Finding the cave-dwelling Oilbird!". YouTube. Toledo Zoo. August 7, 2015. Archived from the original on 2021-12-12. "Oilbird". YouTube. American Bird ...
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The cave swiftlet is highly gregarious and flies with all the other species of swift that are sympatric with it. It often circles and flies through the branches of trees emerging through the canopy such as fruiting figs. It breeds in the lighter parts of caves, building a nest of stringy vegetation and cementing the materials to the rock with ...