Guam Swiftlet

The Guam Swiftlet is a species of swift in the Apodidae family. It is found in Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and pastureland.

The Guam Swiftlet is classified as Endangered (EN), considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

The Guam Swiftlet (Collocalia bartschi) is a species of swift in the Apodidae family. It is found in Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and pastureland. References - * BirdLife International 2004. Collocalia bartschi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007. More

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Guam Swiftlet print that page - * Associated categories Rubythroathummer65 The Guam Swiftlet ( Collocalia bartschi ) is a species of swift in the Apodidae family. It is found in Guam , Northern Mariana Islands , and the United States . Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests , su Last Modification 2010/2/21 11:19:45http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guam Swiftlet * BirdLife Species Factsheet. More

Xavier Cortada, 145E Guam Swiftlet, pencil on paper, 9" x 12", 2009 - 145°E Collocalia bartschi Guam Swiftlet Drawing courtesy of BirdLife International. - To learn more about the Guam Swiftlet, please visit: http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails. More

All the endemics apart from Guam Swiftlet were seen in one small area. From the airport head north past the main resort area and the town of Gorapan until you reach the Fiesta Shopping Mall on the right. Turn right just past the Mall onto a road that leads uphill and continue the short distance to a very large water tank. The road forks here, the right hand paved road leads to an old radar station at the top of the mountain. More

Another species, the Guam swiftlet, uses the karst in a different way: It dwells in caves that form in the eroding limestone. Jeffrey recalls experiencing a thrill while standing in the pitch blackness of a cave as swiftlets rushed past his head. The birds are unusual because, like bats, they rely on echolocation to find their way into and out of caves. "Unfortunately, we still have a poor idea why this species became rare," Wiles says. "Cave disturbance is one likely candidate. Pesticides are another possibility. More