Plume-toed Swiftlet
Collocalia affinisBeavan, RC, 1867
English (US) Plume-toed Swiftlet
The Plume-toed Swiftlet (Collocalia affinis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Apodidae (Swifts) in the order Apodiformes.
- Scientific name
- Collocalia affinis
- Family
- Apodidae (Swifts)
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Plume-toed Swiftlet
- Described by
- Beavan, RC, 1867
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Collocalia affinis affinis
- Collocalia affinis elachyptera
- Collocalia affinis vanderbilti
- Collocalia affinis oberholseri
- Collocalia affinis cyanoptila
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Beavan, RC, 1867
- Type locality
- Port Blair, South Andaman Island.
- Original description
- Ibis ser.2, vol.3, no.11 p.318
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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