Satin Swiftlet
Collocalia uropygialisGray, GR, 1866
English (US) Satin Swiftlet
The Satin Swiftlet (Collocalia uropygialis) 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 uropygialis
- Family
- Apodidae (Swifts)
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Satin Swiftlet
- Described by
- Gray, GR, 1866
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Collocalia uropygialis uropygialis
- Collocalia uropygialis albidior
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Gray, GR, 1866
- Type locality
- Aneiteum, New Hebrides.
- Original description
- The Annals and Magazine of Natural History including Zoology, Botany, and Geology ser.3, vol.17, no.98 p.123
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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