Species profile
Waterfall Swift
Hydrochous gigas
Quick answer
southern Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, and Borneo
- Scientific name
- Hydrochous gigas
- Family
- Apodidae
- Order
- Apodiformes
- Genus
- Hydrochous
- Conservation status
- Near Threatened
Recording Waterfall Swift in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.