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Seychelles Swiftlet
Aerodramus elaphrus
Birdstrong against fish, reptiles
Rare
Swoop
While active with another bird in play, it hits 6 harder on its first attack after entering play (12 with two others).
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Wikapialpha version
Seychelles Swiftlet
Aerodramus elaphrus
Birdstrong against fish, reptiles
Rare
While active with another bird in play, it hits 6 harder on its first attack after entering play (12 with two others).
Aerodramus elaphrus
Photo: iNaturalist (original photo) · CC0 (licence text) · cropped
Strong against: it deals 20% more damage to them. Weak against: these types deal 20% more damage to it.
The Seychelles swiftlet (Aerodramus elaphrus) is a small bird of the swift family. It is found only in the Seychelles Islands in the Indian Ocean.
It is 10–12 cm long with a wingspan of 28 cm and a weight of about 10 g. The upperparts are dark grey-brown and are slightly paler on the rump. The underparts are pale grey-brown, darkest on the undertail-coverts. The bill and legs are black. The tail is dark and slightly forked. The wings are long and narrow but are less pointed than those of the other swift species which sometimes visit the islands.
A soft, twittering call is given in flight by feeding flocks and the birds also have a low-pitched, metallic clicking call used for echolocation in caves.
The Seychelles swiftlet is related to the smaller, paler Mascarene swiftlet (Aerodramus francicus) of Mauritius and Réunion and has been treated as a subspecies of it in the past. The two are thought to have separated about 500,000 years ago.
The Seychelles swiftlet breeds on the islands of Mahé, Praslin and La Digue. It formerly bred on Félicité and has been recorded as a non-breeding visitor on Aride. It often feeds over freshwater and mountain passes but can be seen over most habitats. It feeds on flying insects, particularly ants.
Abridged excerpt from the Wikipedia article Seychelles swiftlet, by its authors, under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: that’s what makes this card Rare.
Every Rare card has 130 points, shared between HP, ATK and DEF:
How they’re shared out:
DEF 53