Waterfall Swift - Hydrochous gigas
( Hartert & Butler, 1901 )

 

 

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Subspecies: Unknown
Est. World Population: U

CITES Status: NOT LISTED
IUCN Status: Least Concern
U.S. ESA Status: NOT LISTED

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Life Span: in Captivity

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Habitat:
This species occurs over steeply mountainous rainforest, being largely dependent on waterfalls as breeding sites. It is mostly recorded at 700-2,000 m, but has exceptionally been recorded down to 200 m (Eaton et al. 2021).


Range:
Occurs sporadically and locally in the Main Range (most sightings around Bukit Fraser: eBird 2025), Peninsular Malaysia, the mountains of Sumatra and West Java, Indonesia, and Malaysian and Indonesian Borneo (Chantler and Boesman 2020, Eaton et al. 2021, eBird 2025).


Conservation:
Conservation Actions Underway
No targeted conservation actions are known for this species.

Conservation Actions Proposed
Conduct surveys throughout the known range in order to determine current status and population size. In particular, clarify its presence, abundance and distribution on Borneo. Conduct ecological studies to explore habitat requirements, particularly the link to rainforest cover surrounding breeding sites. Protect areas of suitable habitat from clearance, degradation and disturbance.


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