Giant Swiftlet

Hydrochous gigas (Hartert, EJO & Butler, AL, 1901)

16 cmLength36 gWeight

The giant swiftlet (Hydrochous gigas), also known as the waterfall swift, is a species of bird in the swift family, Apodidae.

Most records: Indonesia, Malaysia

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Most records: Indonesia, Malaysia

Giant Swiftlet has been recorded at 25 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 2 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Gunung Gede Pangrango NP – Waterfall TrailIndonesia49 records
Gunung Halimun Salak NP – Cikaniki Research StationIndonesia43 records
Kinabalu Park – HQ areaMalaysia35 records

More places

Gunung Gede Pangrango NPIndonesia30 records
Cibodas Botanical GardenIndonesia27 records
Kinabalu Park – Power Station RoadMalaysia25 records
Bukit FraserMalaysia17 records
Poring Hot SpringsMalaysia15 records
Upper Tapan Road, Jambi Prov., SumatraIndonesia7 records
TN Kerinci – Jl TapanIndonesia7 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Indonesia Malaysia

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

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. It is found in Malaysia, Sumatra and Java, where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and rivers.

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