Germain's Swiftlet

The Gouldian Swiftlet belongs to the Swiftidae family. The population is rare. The nominate subspecies breeds in Kalimantan Island, Indonesia, Sulawesi Island, Malaysian Borneo, Hoi An, Vietnam, and Dazhou Island in the southeast of Hainan Island. There are more than 200 nests in three caves at most. It may also be common on some islands in the South China Sea.

The Gouldian Swiftlet breeds in cracks in coastal cliffs. The bird's nest made of yellowish transparent saliva is collected to make soup. This bird can locate by sound waves.

Some authors classify this species as Java swiftlet C. fuciphaga (see Zheng Zuoxin, 1987). This species can be classified as Aerodramus.

In China, it breeds only on some islands in the south of Hainan Island, and may also be found on islands in the South China Sea. Abroad, it is found in North Borneo, southern Philippines, southern Myanmar, Thailand, Malay Peninsula, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Laos.

The Gouldian Swiftlet breeds on islands. It moves in open areas. It can reach an altitude of 1,300 meters.

The upper body is dark brown, the waist is grayish white with black vertical stripes, the lower throat and upper chest are light in color, the rest of the lower body is grayish brown, the tail is slightly forked, the iris is dark, the beak is black, and the feet are black.