Common Swiftlet - Common Swiftlet

Japanese: オオアナツバメ - おおあなつばめ
Common Swiftlet - Common Swiftlet

...The wings are long and sickle-shaped, and the tail is short and either horned or concave. The largest is the common swiftlet, C. gigas , which is about 17 cm long, and the smallest is the white-bellied swiftlet, about 10 cm long. The white-bellied swiftlet species, C. vestita , which builds good quality white nests, is about 13 cm long and entirely black.

*Some of the terminology that refers to the common swiftlet is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…翼は鎌状に長く,尾は短く角尾か凹尾である。最大のオオアナツバメC.gigasで全長約17cm,最小のシロハラアナツバメで約10cm。白色良質の巣をつくるシロスアナツバメ類のC.vestitaなどは全長約13cm,全身黒色。…

※「オオアナツバメ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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