Giant salangans
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| Hydrochous | ||||||||||||
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| Hydrochous gigas | ||||||||||||
| ( Hartert & Butler , 1901) |
The giant salangan ( Hydrochous gigas ) is a species of bird from the sailor family (Apodidae). With a body length of 16 centimeters, it is by far the largest species of salangan . Not least because of this size difference, it is the only species in the genus Hydrochus . The giant salangan is found in Indonesia and Malaysia . The main habitat is the high altitude of the tropical rainforest . The species breeds in close proximity to waterfalls . The IUCN has classified the species as " Near Threatened " due to the loss of habitat caused by deforestation and damage to the rainforest .
features
Because of its unusual size for salangans and the characteristic flight movements, the giant salangan is quite easy to identify. The body length is 16 centimeters, the wing length is between 142 and 158 millimeters. The black-brown plumage is one of the darkest and most uniform among the salangan species. The tail has a very clear fork, the incision measures between 6.5 and 13 centimeters. During the flight, the tail is kept closed for long periods of time so that the crotch cannot be seen. Both sexes look the same.
The utterances have been described as loud chirping that can drown out the roar of waterfalls.
literature
- Phil Chantler, Gerald Driesses: A Guide to the Swifts and Tree Swifts of the World . Pica Press, Mountfield 2000; ISBN 1-873403-83-6
- del Hoyo, Elliot, Sargatal (Eds.): Handbook of the Birds of the World . Volume 5: Barn-Owls to Hummingbirds . Lynx Edicions, 1999, ISBN 84-87334-25-3
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hydrochous gigas in the endangered Red List species the IUCN 2008. Posted by: BirdLife International, 2008. Accessed on 31 May, 2009.