| Waterfall Swift | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Apodidae |
| Tribe: | Collocaliini |
| Genus: | Hydrochous Brooke, 1970 |
| Species: | H. gigas |
| Binomial name | |
| Hydrochous gigas (Hartert & Butler, 1901) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Hydrochrous gigas (Hartert & Butler, 1901) [orthographic error] |
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The Waterfall Swift (Hydrochous gigas), also known as the Giant Swiftlet, is a species of swift in the Apodidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Hydrochous. It is found in Indonesia and Malaysia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]