Family: Apodidae (Swifts)

Authority: (Tweeddale, 1879)

Red List Category

Criteria: A2c+3c+4c;C1

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Justification of Red List category
This species is considered Near Threatened, as it is thought to have a small or moderately small population, which is inferred to be in decline owing to habitat loss, with the rate of population decline suspected to be moderately rapid. Further studies are urgently required to clarify the magnitude of the decline.

Population size: unknown

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 275,000 km²

Country endemic: yes

Attributes
Land-mass type - shelf island
Realm - Indomalayan
IUCN Ecosystem -- Terrestrial biome