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| Mossy-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus salangana natunae
- Chicks in nest |
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| Photographer : | © Lim Chan Koon |
| Location : | Lubang Sepilut, Bukit Sarang, Sarawak, Malaysia |
| Date : |
April 2000 |
| English synonyms: | Mossy Swiftlet, Sunda Swiftlet, Thunberg's Swiftlet |
| Bird Family : | Apodidae - Swifts, Swiftlets & Needletails |
| Bird Group : | APODIFORMES |
| Red Data Status : | Least Concern |
| Remarks : | This is a pair of 10-day old Mossy Swiftlets. This species can echolocate and nests in the total darkness zone of the cave, too, like the Black-nest Swiftlets. The mossy vegetable nesting materials are glued to the concavity of the cave wall with the nesting saliva secreted from the sub-lingual salivary gland. Nests of this species are not collected for culinary purposes. - LCK |
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