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Cypsiurus balasiensis
Basic stats
Diet
Flying insects
Habitat
Open country, palm groves, villages
Range
South and Southeast Asia
Clutch size
2 eggs
Incubation period
About 18 days
Size
Small swift (12–13cm)
Wingspan
~28–30cm
Weight
~9–11g
A slender, long-tailed swift closely associated with palm trees, on which it glues its tiny nest to the underside of a hanging frond.
Common over open country and villages, feeding on flying insects with fast, agile flight, and easily told from other swifts by its deeply forked tail and pale throat.
