Swifts

Malagasy Palm Swift

Cypsiurus gracilis

The Malagasy Palm Swift (Cypsiurus gracilis) is a 14 g scrub bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Swifts

Order

Apodiformes

Weight

14 g

Habitat

Shrubland

Diet

Invertivore

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

3

Recorded in Madagascar, Comoros, YT.

Where to see it: Comoros (Comoros); Retaj Moroni Resort (Comoros); Pointe Mahabou (Mayotte); Moya Forest (Comoros); Dziani Karihani (Lac Karihani) (Mayotte).

Photo: (c) amantedarmanin, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist