CHRISTMAS SWIFTLET

Photographed on Christmas Island, December 2016.

952             CHRISTMAS SWIFTLET                Collocalia esculenta natalis

AUSTRALIA (Christmas Island)               681

Also known as Christmas Island Swiftlet, Christmas Glossy Swiftlet and Christmas Cave Swiftlet. 9-11 cm. Restricted to Christmas Island where it is commonly seen above the tropical rainforest; nests in caves in the limestone cliffs in complete darkness.