Collocalia [affinis or natalis] (Plume-toed or Christmas Island Swiftlet)

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Plume-toed or Christmas Island Swiftlet

Order:
  Apodiformes
Family:
  Apodidae
Genus:
   Collocalia
Scientific:
  Collocalia affinis

Citation:
Beavan, RC 1867

Reference:
Ibis

Protonym:
Collocalia affinis

Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8455602

Avibase ID:
3CDA6186AF11F6F0

Avibase ID:
avibase-3CDA6186

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/3CDA6186

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 693198

Geographic range:

Collocalia affinis affinis: Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Collocalia affinis elachyptera: Mergui Archipelago (off Myanmar)
Collocalia affinis cyanoptila: Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Natuna Island, and lowland Borneo
Collocalia affinis oberholseri: Batu Islands and Mentawi Islands (off w Sumatra)
Collocalia affinis vanderbilti: Nias I. (off w Sumatra)
Collocalia natalis: Christmas I. (Indian Ocean south of Java)
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English:
Plume-toed or Christmas Island Swiftlet
French:
Salangane de Beavan ou S. de Christmas

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Plume-toed or Christmas Island Swiftlet ( Collocalia [affinis or natalis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Glossy Swiftlet (Western) ( Collocalia esculenta [affinis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Glossy Swiftlet (Western) ( Collocalia esculenta [affinis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Glossy Swiftlet (Western) ( Collocalia esculenta [affinis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Glossy Swiftlet (Western) ( Collocalia esculenta [affinis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Plume-toed or Christmas Island Swiftlet ( Collocalia [affinis or natalis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Plume-toed or Christmas Island Swiftlet ( Collocalia [affinis or natalis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Plume-toed or Christmas Island Swiftlet ( Collocalia [affinis or natalis])

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (sometimes a species)

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