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Australian Swiftlets are small swifts. The head is dark-grey, the body is dappled grey. The underwings and undertail are all dark-grey. The top (back of the head, upperwings, tail) is dark-grey, except for the light-grey rump. The tail is long, with a squarish tip. The bill is very short; the eyes are black.

The overall distribution of this species can be assessed, and specific locations where birds have been spotted can be found, based on individual sighting reports submitted by birdwatchers to ebird.org .

The global distribution of the Australian Swiftlet is available HERE .

Australian Swiftlets are endemic to north-eastern Australia. Their range extends from Cape York peninsula along the QLD East coast and adjacent tablelands, as far South as about Bundaberg, QLD (rarely into far northern NSW). Their range also extends out to sea and encompasses the air space above the Great Barrier Reef.

Australian Swiftlets forage in the air above various types of ground habitat (e.g. coastal ranges, cliffs and offshore islands). They nest colonially in caves.

B. Hensen reports spotting Australian Swiftlets in Cairns, QLD, in June 2013.

M. Eaton reports finding Australian Swiftlets on the Daintree River, QLD, in July 2018.