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 NR    Glossy Swiftlet* Id (Atlas):
    Collocalia nitens

Description (10)
Image of Glossy Swiftlet
 

Family
Apodidae (Swifts)

Size
9 - 10 cm

First Described (Guide)
Ogilvie-Grant, 1914

Range (Guide)
Lowland New Guinea, occasionally to 2500 m, and satellite islands. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Glossy Swiftlet (Collocalia esculenta).
 
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Status NR
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Subspecies
Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Glossy Swiftlet (Collocalia esculenta).

No subspecies.


References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Glossy Swiftlet (Collocalia nitens) - 10 files


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