Tenggara Swiftlet
Collocalia sumbawaeStresemann, EFT, 1925
English (US) Tenggara Swiftlet
The Tenggara Swiftlet (Collocalia sumbawae) 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 sumbawae
- Family
- Apodidae (Swifts)
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Tenggara Swiftlet
- Described by
- Stresemann, EFT, 1925
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Collocalia sumbawae sumbawae
- Collocalia sumbawae sumbae
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Collocalia esculenta sumbawae
- Described by
- Stresemann, EFT, 1925
- Type locality
- Tambora, 3000 feet, Sumbawa.
- Original description
- Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin 12 Heft1 p.189,note2
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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