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Cook's Swift
Apus cooki (Harington, 1913)
Apodidae — Swifts
Cook's Swift, Apus cooki, is a swift of the Oriental Region, breeding in lowland Myanmar, northern Thailand, Vietnam and Guangxi in China, and spending the nonbreeding season in Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar and Thailand. It is a member of the Apodidae family in the order Apodiformes. It has a green iridescence, a shallow tail fork and a white rump. It is also marked by a deeper tail fork, longer wings, a larger head and a bigger white throat patch. It nests in limestone caves and on cliffs, and lays 2–3 eggs.
- Order
- Apodiformes
- Family
- Apodidae — Swifts
- Breeding range
- Oriental Region: lowland Myanmar, n Thailand, Vietnam and Guangxi, China
- Nonbreeding range
- Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar and Thailand
