Definition of Swiftlets. Meaning of Swiftlets. Synonyms of Swiftlets

- small breast muscles. The larger Aerodramus swiftlets weigh about 14 grams and are 10 cm long. Swiftlets are insectivores; hymenopterans and dipterans...
- "seaweed" with -φαγος/-phagos meaning "-eating". The edible-nest swiftlet is now one of 25 swiftlets placed in the genus Aerodramus that was introduced in 1906...
- benefit the bird's control and maneuverability in the air. The swiftlets or cave swiftlets have developed a form of echolocation for navigating through...
- considered as subspecies of the glossy swiftlet. They were raised to species status based on a detailed analysis of the swiftlets in the genus Collocalia published...
- difficult to distinguish this species from other Collocalia swiftlets. The Himalayan swiftlet has a twittering chit-chit roosting call, and also has a piercing...
- nests created from solidified saliva by edible-nest swiftlets, Indian swiftlets and other swiftlets of the genera Aerodramus, Hydrochous, Schoutedenapus...
- there are probably around 400 volcano swiftlets in the world. Due to their airborne nature, the volcano swiftlet is highly skilled in colonizing islands...
- It is threatened by habitat loss. The giant swiftlet has the largest average wingspan of all the swiftlets, at 150 millimeters. It is a fairly large swift...
- constitutes a clutch, but the birds may breed more than once a year. The swiftlets utter twittering and chirping sounds as well as the echolocation clicks...
- subspecies of the cave swiftlet (Collocalia linchi). It was raised to species status based on a detailed analysis of the swiftlets in the genus Collocalia...