Cave Swiftlet (Collocalia linchi)

Other Names (World)
Cave Swiftlet, Linchi Swiftlet

Family
Apodidae (Swifts)

Size
10 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Horsfield & Moore, 1854)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland and montane moist forest, caves. From sea-level - 500 m.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia, Malaysia.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (1)...)

Cave Swiftlet (Collocalia linchi) [XC484690]
by Jelle Scharringa from Java, Kuningan , West Java, Indonesia (call, mp3)

Cave Swiftlet (Collocalia linchi) [XC607392]
by Jelle Scharringa from Carita, Kabupaten Pandeglang, Banten, Indonesia (call)

Subspecies
May be conspecific with Glossy Swiftlet (Collocalia esculenta). Some authors place subspecies natalis of Glossy Swiftlet (Collocalia esculenta) in present species. Older synonym for species, Collocalia fucivora (Streubel, 1848), is a forgotten name.

The following 4 subspecies are recognised:

ripleyi Somadikarta, S, 1986 - Northern and southern Bukit Barisan, Sumatra.
dodgei Richmond, 1905 - High elevations on Mt. Kinabalu (northern Borneo). Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Bornean Swiftlet (Collocalia dodgei).
linchi (Horsfield & Moore, 1854) - Madura, Bawean and Nusa Penida Is and Java.
dedii Somadikarta, S, 1986 - Bali and Lombok.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Cave Swiftlet (Collocalia linchi) - 10 files

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