Commonly known as Asian Palm-Swift, Cypsiurus balasiensis is a small-sized swift measured only 13 cm in length. This species has a slender body and dark sooty brown plumage that appears black in field. It also has deeply forked tail when open but appears pointed and spine shaped when closed (Jeyarajasingam & Pearson, 2012).
This swift is widely common throughout the Oriental region which ranges from India to the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo, Java and Philippines where it usually seen nesting on ornamental fan palms in towns and gardens. The nest is a small cup of fibers built on the palm leaf in which the size of nest is barely large enough to occupy one or two young swifts (Strange & Jeyarajasingam, 1993; Phillipps, 2014).
No | Description | Suitability | Seasonality |
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1 |
Artificial - Terrestrial → Urban Areas
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Suitable | Resident |
2 |
Forest → Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Forest Vegetation Above High Tide Level
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Suitable | Resident |
3 |
Forest → Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland Forest
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Suitable | Resident |
4 |
Shrubland → Subtropical/Tropical Dry Shrubland
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Suitable | Resident |
Year Published | Assessment | Red List Category | Version |
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2016 | IUCN Red List of Threatened Species |
Least Concern (LC)
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3.1 |
2012 | IUCN Red List of Threatened Species |
Least Concern (LC)
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N/A |
2009 | IUCN Red List of Threatened Species |
Least Concern (LC)
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N/A |
2008 | IUCN Red List of Threatened Species |
Least Concern (LC)
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N/A |
2004 | IUCN Red List of Threatened Species |
Least Concern (LC)
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N/A |
2000 | IUCN Red List of Threatened Species |
Least Concern (LC)
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N/A |
1994 | IUCN Red List of Threatened Species |
Least Concern (LC)
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N/A |
1988 | IUCN Red List of Threatened Species |
Least Concern (LC)
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N/A |
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Abdul Rahman (Mr.)
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Andrew Alek Tuen (Prof. Dr.)
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS)
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Azmi Mat Ali (Mr.)
Department of Wildlife and National Parks (PERHILITAN)
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Farah Shafawati Mohd Taib (Dr.)
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
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Mustafa Abdul Rahman (Prof. Dr.)
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS)
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Rahmah Binti Ilias (Mrs.)
Department of Wildlife and National Parks (PERHILITAN)
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Acknowledgements :- Mr. Abdul Razak Mohd Nor Rasid, Ms. Aida Salihah Binti Abu Bakar, Mrs. Aziemah Binti Kinan, Ms. Fatin Qurratul 'ain Binti Saberam, Ms. Nurfadzilah Bt Azmi, Ms. Nurfarhana Hizan Binti Hijas, Ms. Nursyafiqa Madzlen, Mr. Tan Kok Kiat & Mr. Yasser Mohamed Arifin
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