Glossy Swiftlet

Collocalia esculenta(Linnaeus, C, 1758)

English (US) Glossy Swiftlet

The Glossy Swiftlet (Collocalia esculenta) 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 esculenta
Family: Apodidae (Swifts)
Order: Apodiformes
IUCN Red List: Not Evaluated
English (US): Glossy Swiftlet
Described by: (Linnaeus, C, 1758)

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Recognised subspecies

The AviList checklist recognises 17 subspecies for this species.

Collocalia esculenta minuta
Collocalia esculenta esculenta
Collocalia esculenta manadensis
Collocalia esculenta spilura
Collocalia esculenta amethystina
Collocalia esculenta numforensis
Collocalia esculenta nitens
Collocalia esculenta misimae
Collocalia esculenta tametamele
Collocalia esculenta stresemanni
Collocalia esculenta heinrothi
Collocalia esculenta spilogaster
Collocalia esculenta hypogrammica
Collocalia esculenta lagonoleucos
Collocalia esculenta becki
Collocalia esculenta makirensis
Collocalia esculenta desiderata

Taxonomic history

First described as: Hirundo esculenta
Described by: (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
Type locality: China, error = Amboina.
Original description: Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.191

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

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Recognised subspecies

Taxonomic history

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