Indian Swiftlet
Aerodramus unicolor
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyApodidae (Swifts)
- GenusAerodramus (Dark Swiftlets)
- SpeciesAerodramus unicolor (Indian Swiftlet)
Closest Relatives at Sinharaja Forest Reserve
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eravikulam National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | Horton Plains National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 4 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 6 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 8 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Indian Swiftlet in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?
About 33% of visitor-days record a Indian Swiftlet sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 484 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Indian Swiftlet in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?
May has the highest sighting rate for Indian Swiftlet in Sinharaja Forest Reserve in our monthly data.