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The Asian palm swift (Cypsiurus balasiensis) is a bird found in India, Thailand, Sri Lanka and Cambodia. Palm groves and towns across South and Southeast Asia. It eats insects and other small invertebrates. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

🏡 Where the Asian palm swift lives

Palm groves and towns across South and Southeast Asia.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🐛 Insects & bugs100%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

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Recorded by David Darrell-Lambert (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC962760. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Asian palm swift

Where does the Asian palm swift live?

The Asian palm swift lives in India, Thailand, Sri Lanka and Cambodia. Palm groves and towns across South and Southeast Asia.

What does the Asian palm swift eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 100%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Asian palm swift endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

More birds from Asia

• Eastern red-rumped swallow
• Common iora
• Black bulbul
• Purple heron
• Salvin's prion
• Pacific swallow

Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.