The Atiu swiftlet is a small bird from the swift family that lives only on Atiu Island in the Pacific Ocean. It uses echolocation to fly and find its way inside dark caves.
The Atiu swiftlet differs from related species in that it lives only on one small island and has particularly accurate echolocation. It is important for nature because it eats many insects and helps maintain balance in the island's forest ecosystem.
Legendary longevity: over 100 years. Galapagos tortoises, Greenland sharks, ocean quahogs celebrate with family once every 4 years
Offspring
Tropical moist forest
Worker
Elders
Tail size
Bro
birth time
Taxons
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Dogs, dolphins, lynx hang out for 9-25 years and party on their birthday three times a year
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moths
beetles
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age
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When your next jubilee falls in {name} life years
Human
birth date
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very hot and very humid all year round, rain almost every day
Egg shell color
was
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Career from 7 to 15 months. Dwarf hamsters, voles, field crickets celebrate their birthday twice a month
The basics
How old you would be if you lived as {name}
Neotropical realm
Theoretical maximum lifespan estimated from the Dynamic Energy Budget (DEB) mathematical model. This value reflects a biological potential derived from metabolic parameters, not from direct observation — real recorded lifespans are often significantly shorter.
My weight?
Non-stop carnival: they only live a few days. Mayflies, rotifers, midges celebrate their birthday more than twice a day
adult
Maturity
primary food sources
South and Central America, hot and humid, huge forests
Salivary glands size
Beak size
Potential Habitat
About health
When your next birthday would fall if you lived as {name}
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In husbandry
On the go from 1.3 to 3.5 years. Forest mice, anoles, rainbow fish party on their birthday once a month
island
Repro interval
results
Oceanian realm
Mass
Mosquitoes, fruit flies, small crustaceans hustle for up to 7 months and throw a birthday party every week
aerial
Colors
Sex
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Upcoming jubilees
Gremllins
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Always hot
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Trophic type
Filters
Eyes color
On the map
all life stages
Female ♀
insectivore
always hot and humid, huge trees and vines
Upcoming birthdays
Breeding structure built or used for laying eggs and raising offspring.
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0
Potential habitat modelled from GBIF occurrence data. Map © Zveriki.com, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Truly long lives: 40-100 years. Bowhead whales, albatrosses, giant tortoises recall their birthday at most once a year
Lifespan
Oceanian realm
cave
birth year
nocturnal butterflies and moths
Maturity
16 to 24 grams, 7 – 12 centimeters
rains almost always, very humid
terrestrial habitat, land surface outside water
flying insects
Age (from birth to death)
sq mm
yr
Wanderers
Feeding occurs in open air space above ground or water.
How similar?
Wings size
Jubilee = every 10th birthday
Male ♂
until the celebration
baby / chick
hawking
age as {name}
How do they breed?
On the go from 3.5 to 6 years. Hedgehogs, crows, lizards treat themselves to birthday snacks 6 times a year
What if eaten?
insects caught in flight — flies, moths, beetles
Neither
Earliest developmental stage inside an egg or womb.
Business sausages
live beetles — various species
Young offspring still dependent on parental care.
nest
Lifespan average
What do they eat?
Where do they live?
Plumage color
forests on land — tropical, temperate, boreal
What do they look like?
Maturity
emergence (insects)
end of lifespan
How do they live?
fertilization / egg laying
How do they behave?
birth / hatching
metamorphosis / end of larval stage
end of acceleration
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Duration
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Mature, fully developed individual capable of reproduction.
many islands in the Pacific Ocean, warm seas and corals
Always hot and wet
This is me
Actively hunting and capturing live prey.
Always very wet
Gamers
flight
Pets
How are they built?
mm
Theoretical lifespan
ml
Stars
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My age?
wk
My size?
terrestrial
{name} jubilee
Asexual
swap
cm
Old-timers
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active predation
Captures prey or food items while in active flight.
turns
Rabbits, falcons, red-eared turtles hang out for 6-9 years and party on their birthday four times a year
Rascals
Where do they take shelter?
terrestrial forest
many islands in the Pacific Ocean, warm seas and corals
celebrated their {n} birthday
insect
When you would have been born if you lived as {name}
very hot all year round, frequent rains, but sometimes dry
Litter size
Daddies
Lifespan maximum
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0
How to care for them?
Living from 25 to 40 years. Orangutans, bald eagles, African elephants celebrate their birthday twice a year
°C
Not specified
Capturing or collecting food while airborne.
Hermaphrodite ⚥
Where are they found?
Mandarin
embryo
Length
kg
Down color
Observations
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