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| Photographed over Portland road, Iron range, Queensland October 2015 |
694 AUSTRALIAN SWIFTLET Collocalia spodiopygius
Australia (536)
Used to be called White-rumped Swiftlet, also known as Grey Swiftlet. 11-12 cm. Found in airspace over rainforest, cleared lands, beaches, gorges; breeds in isolated caves, cavities between boulders on coastal islands, mountain gorges, hills. Range: coastal ne. Q, continental islands, highland areas to over 1000 m; from Claudie R., s. to Finch Hatton Gorge-Eungella NP, near Mackay. Common below 500 m. Sedentary. Casual se Q, ne NSW, SA.
