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Cecropis badia
Basic stats
Diet
Flying insects
Habitat
Montane open country, forest edge
Range
Endemic to the mountains of Sumatra and Java, and Bornean highlands
Clutch size
3–4 eggs
Incubation period
About 15 days
Size
Small (15–19cm including streamers)
Wingspan
~32–34cm
Weight
~18–24g
A montane swallow with a distinctive rich rufous rump and underparts, hawking insects over open ground and forest clearings at higher elevations.
Often seen perched in small groups on wires or bare branches between foraging flights, sallying out to catch flying insects on the wing.
