Family: Apodidae (Swifts)

Authority: (Tweeddale, 1879)

Red List Category

Criteria: A2c+3c+4c

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Justification of Red List category
This species is considered Near Threatened, as it is thought to be declining moderately rapidly (15-25% over three generations) in response to forest loss driven by agricultural expansion and large-scale plantations.

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 System - Terrestrial