Bare-legged Swiftlet vs dense flat sedge

Aerodramus nuditarsus compared with Cyperus congestus

Key Differences

• Bare-legged Swiftlet is Least Concern while dense flat sedge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-legged Swiftlet	dense flat sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Apodidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Aerodramus	Cyperus
Species	Aerodramus nuditarsus	Cyperus congestus

Conservation Status

Bare-legged Swiftlet

LC — Least Concern

dense flat sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-legged Swiftlet	dense flat sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-legged Swiftlet

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

dense flat sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Turkey), Europe (6 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Bare-legged Swiftlet

The Bare-legged Swiftlet (Aerodramus nuditarsus) is a species in the genus Aerodramus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.