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title: "Bengalensegler"
description: "Cypsiurus balasiensis — Vögel. The Asian palm swift (Cypsiurus balasiensis) is a small swift."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/asian-palm-swift
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Bengalensegler

> Cypsiurus balasiensis — Vögel. The Asian palm swift (Cypsiurus balasiensis) is a small swift.

- Scientific name: *Cypsiurus balasiensis*
- Category: `birds` (Vögel)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1923
- Wikidata: [Q31797](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q31797)
- iNaturalist taxon: [6676](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/6676)

## Names

- en: Asian Palm Swift
- de: Bengalensegler
- es: Vencejo palmero asiático
- fr: Martinet batassia
- nl: Aziatische palmgierzwaluw
- pl: Jerzyk jaskółczy

## Countries with the most observations

IN (659), TH (276), LK (68), CN (64), KH (21), SG (19), VN (19), BD (16), MM (13), MY (12), ID (8), PH (7)

## Summary

The Asian palm swift (Cypsiurus balasiensis) is a small swift. It is very similar to the African palm swift, Cypsiurus parvus, and was formerly considered to be the same species.
It is a common resident breeder in tropical Asia from India to the Philippines. The down and feather nest is glued to the underside of a palm leaf with saliva, which is also used to secure the usually two or three eggs. This is a bird of open country and cultivation, which is strongly associated with oil palms.
This 13 cm long species is mainly pale brown in colour. It has long swept-back wings that resemble a crescent or a boomerang. The…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_palm_swift

## Photo

![Bengalensegler](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/asian-palm-swift/medium.jpg)

Photo: wilmotsenaratne · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/371510442

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/asian-palm-swift?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).