Gudawang-Cave Swallow Activities

The types of distribution and swallow

During the observation, found four types of swallow. Type is a type that has not been able to swallow ecolocation with known or usual seriti. Swallow has found a bit difficult to swallow is identified as a reliable flier.

The types of swallow found in the Gudawang Cave:

No.     Local Name                     Scientific Name

1.     Nest white swallow         Collocalia fuciphaga

2.     Nest Black swallow           Collocalia maxima

3.     Mount Swallow              Collocalia vulcanorum

4.     Swallow Cow / Linchi           Collocalia linchi

Based on the observation table, there can be four types of swallow found in the Cave Gudawang. The four types of swallow and can be spread in various habitats observed. Type of habitat affect the distribution of swallow. Not all types of swallow found in all habitats. Habitat that have not found a particular type of swallow, such as Collocalia linchi that is not found in any cave.

The distribution in the Cave swallow most Gudawang is black swallow nest (Collocalia maxima). Swallow species Collocalia linchi including swallow the second most in the distribution. Swallow is only found in the cave outside Gudawang. As with swallow the mountain, there are only spreading outside the cave.

Summary swallow in Cave In Gudawang

 

Simasigit Cave. The number of swallow found in Simasigit Cave most of the number of swallow in Simenteng and Sipahang cave. However, the number of swallow were found outside the mouth of Simenteng Cave more of the Simasigit Cave. In addition, in the Simasigit Cave found three nest swallow that very concern in the light zone and the transition zone (poor-poor).

Simenteng Cave. Not many found evidence that corroborate the existence nest of the wallet  in the Simenteng cave. Only found some dirt that accumulate swallow in one of the rocks inside the cave. Sewage is one of the indicators that are using the Simenteng cave by swallow.

Based on the observation table of the number of known cave swallow that utilize many Simenteng not long enough and at certain times. This is because by some swallow was out of the cave to  do their activity outside the cave, as in the morning and afternoon. The activity of known swallow the fly reel (roving) swallow a lot of time on the exit and entrance into the cave. Approaching eight o'clock the morning, when swallow conduct activities outside the cave, the number of swallow that utilize Cave area Simenteng start decreasing.

Cave Sipahang. Along the observation path, not found or swallow swallow nest. Only in this cave there are abundant water resources at the foot of the calf has been mixed with bat dung.