Thailand

Brown-backed Needletail

A large swift...never on the ground
voluntarily...most of their life in air...from
India to Indonesia and the Phillipines.

Hirundapus giganteus

(L 8.3-9.6")

Khao Yai National Park

16Mar2016

Hirundapus means swallow foot.

Swifts are the most aerial of birds.
Larger species (like needletails) are
amongst the fastest fliers in the
animal kingdom.

(Wikipedia)