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| status = NT
| status = NT
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name="IUCN">{{IUCN|id=22686485 |title=''Hydrochous gigas'' |assessor=BirdLife International |assessor-link=BirdLife International |version=2013.2 |year=2012 |accessdate=26 November 2013}}</ref>
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 13 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2017 |title=''Hydrochous gigas'' |volume=2017 |page=e.T22686485A118858428 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22686485A118858428.en |access-date=13 November 2021}}</ref>
| genus = Hydrochous
| genus = Hydrochous
| parent_authority = [[Richard Kendall Brooke|Brooke]], 1970
| parent_authority = [[Richard Kendall Brooke|Brooke]], 1970
| species = gigas
| species = gigas
| authority = ([[Ernst Hartert|Hartert]] & Butler, 1901)
| authority = ([[Ernst Hartert|Hartert, EJO]] & [[Arthur Lennox Butler|Butler, AL]], 1901)
| synonyms = ''Hydrochrous gigas'' (Hartert & Butler, 1901) [orthographic error]
| synonyms = ''Hydrochrous gigas'' (Hartert, EJO & Butler, AL, 1901) [orthographic error]
}}
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The '''giant swiftlet''' (''Hydrochous gigas''), also known as the '''waterfall swift''', is a species of [[swift]] in the family [[Apodidae]]. It is [[monotypic]] within the genus '''''Hydrochous'''''.<ref name = "ITIS"/> It is found in [[Indonesia]] and [[Malaysia]], where its natural [[habitat]]s are [[subtropical]] or [[tropical]] moist [[montane forest]]s and [[river]]s. It is threatened by [[habitat loss]].<ref name="IUCN"/> It is not totally nocturnal but able to orientate visually in dim light.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Medway|first=Lord|last2=Wells|first2=D. R.|date=1969-10-01|title=Dark Orientation by the Giant Swiftlet Collocalia Gigas|journal=Ibis|language=en|volume=111|issue=4|pages=609–611|doi=10.1111/j.1474-919X.1969.tb02570.x|issn=1474-919X}}</ref>
The '''giant swiftlet''' ('''''Hydrochous gigas'''''), also known as the '''waterfall swift''', is a species of bird in the [[Swift (bird)|swift]] family, Apodidae. It is the only member of the [[monotypic]] genus '''''Hydrochous'''''.<ref name = "ITIS"/> It is found in [[Malaysia]], [[Sumatra]] and [[Java]], where its natural [[habitat]]s are [[subtropical]] or [[tropical]] moist [[montane forest]]s and [[river]]s. It is threatened by [[habitat loss]].<ref name="iucn status 13 November 2021" />


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The giant swiftlet has the largest average wingspan of all the swiftlets, at 150 millimeters.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sora.unm.edu/sites/default/files/journals/auk/v085n04/p0549-p0559.pdf|title=The giant swiftlet, Collocalia gigas, Hartert and Butler|last=Somadikarta|first=Soekarja|date=October 1968|access-date=9 June 2017}}</ref> It is a fairly large swift that can grow to 16&nbsp;cm in length. The female weighs 35 to 39 grams, and the male around 37 grams.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hbw.com/species/waterfall-swift-hydrochous-gigas|title=Waterfall Swift (Hydrochous gigas)|website=www.hbw.com|language=en|access-date=2017-06-09}}</ref>
== Description ==
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Unlike other swiftlets, it builds its nest on a flat horizontal surface instead of molding it against a vertical surface with saliva.<ref>
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''H. gigas'' has the most distinctive feature compare to other member from its group, it has largest average wingspan (150&nbsp;mm) compare to other swiftlet.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sora.unm.edu/sites/default/files/journals/auk/v085n04/p0549-p0559.pdf|title=The giant swiftlet, Collocalia gigas, Hartert and Butler|last=Somadikarta|first=Soekarja|date=October 1968|access-date=9 June 2017}}</ref> It is a fairly large swift that can grow to 16&nbsp;cm in length and weight 37 g for male, 35 - 39 g female.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hbw.com/species/waterfall-swift-hydrochous-gigas|title=Waterfall Swift (Hydrochous gigas)|website=www.hbw.com|language=en|access-date=2017-06-09}}</ref>
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{{Cite journal|last1=Lee|first1=Patricia L.M.|last2=Clayton
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Unlike other swiftlets, the primary mode of support for its nest is that it is built on a flat, horizontal surface instead of being held together by saliva.<ref>
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|first2=Dale H.|last3=Griffiths|first3=Richard|last4=Page|first4=Roderic D.M.|date=1996-07-09|title=Does behavior reflect phylogeny in swiftlets (Aves: Apodidae)? A test using cytochrome b mitochondrial DNA sequences|journal=Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America|language=en|volume=93|issue=14|pages=7091–7096|doi= 10.1073/pnas.93.14.7091|pmid=8692950|pmc=38941|issn=0027-8424|doi-access=free|bibcode=1996PNAS...93.7091L }}</ref>
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{{Cite journal|last=Lee|first=Patricia L.M.|last2=Clayton
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|first2=Dale H.|last3=Griffiths|first3=Richard|last4=Page|first4=Roderic D.M.|date=1996-07-09|title=Does behavior reflect phylogeny in swiftlets (Aves: Apodidae)? A test using cytochrome b mitochondrial DNA sequences|journal=Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America|language=en|volume=93|issue=14|pages=7091–7096|doi= 10.1073/pnas.93.14.7091|issn=0027-8424}}</ref>


It is not totally nocturnal but able to orientate visually in dim light.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Medway|first1=Lord|last2=Wells|first2=D. R.|date=1969-10-01|title=Dark Orientation by the Giant Swiftlet Collocalia Gigas|journal=Ibis|language=en|volume=111|issue=4|pages=609–611|doi=10.1111/j.1474-919X.1969.tb02570.x|issn=1474-919X}}</ref>
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==References==
==References==
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| url = https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=553652
| title = ITIS Report: ''Hydrochous''
| title = ITIS Report: ''Hydrochous''
| accessdate = 11 August 2014
| access-date = 11 August 2014
| publisher = [[Integrated Taxonomic Information System]] }}
| publisher = [[Integrated Taxonomic Information System]] }}
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[[Category:Apodidae|giant swiftlet]]
[[Category:Apodidae|giant swiftlet]]
[[Category:Birds of the Malay Peninsula]]
[[Category:Birds of Malaysia]]
[[Category:Birds of Sumatra]]
[[Category:Birds of Sumatra]]
[[Category:Birds of Java]]
[[Category:Birds of Java]]

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Giant swiftlet
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Apodidae
Genus: Hydrochous
Brooke, 1970
Species:
H. gigas
Binomial name
Hydrochous gigas
Synonyms

Hydrochrous gigas (Hartert, EJO & Butler, AL, 1901) [orthographic error]

The giant swiftlet (Hydrochous gigas), also known as the waterfall swift, is a species of bird in the swift family, Apodidae. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Hydrochous.[2] It is found in Malaysia, Sumatra and Java, where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

The giant swiftlet has the largest average wingspan of all the swiftlets, at 150 millimeters.[3] It is a fairly large swift that can grow to 16 cm in length. The female weighs 35 to 39 grams, and the male around 37 grams.[4] Unlike other swiftlets, it builds its nest on a flat horizontal surface instead of molding it against a vertical surface with saliva.[5]

It is not totally nocturnal but able to orientate visually in dim light.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b BirdLife International (2017). "Hydrochous gigas". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22686485A118858428. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22686485A118858428.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b "ITIS Report: Hydrochous". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  3. ^ Somadikarta, Soekarja (October 1968). "The giant swiftlet, Collocalia gigas, Hartert and Butler" (PDF). Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Waterfall Swift (Hydrochous gigas)". www.hbw.com. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
  5. ^ Lee, Patricia L.M.; Clayton, Dale H.; Griffiths, Richard; Page, Roderic D.M. (1996-07-09). "Does behavior reflect phylogeny in swiftlets (Aves: Apodidae)? A test using cytochrome b mitochondrial DNA sequences". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 93 (14): 7091–7096. Bibcode:1996PNAS...93.7091L. doi:10.1073/pnas.93.14.7091. ISSN 0027-8424. PMC 38941. PMID 8692950.
  6. ^ Medway, Lord; Wells, D. R. (1969-10-01). "Dark Orientation by the Giant Swiftlet Collocalia Gigas". Ibis. 111 (4): 609–611. doi:10.1111/j.1474-919X.1969.tb02570.x. ISSN 1474-919X.


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