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Glossy Swiftlet

Collocalia esculenta (Linnaeus, C 1758)

The glossy swiftlet is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is found on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi and eastwards to New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago and the Solomon Islands. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Apodiformes
Family:
  Apodidae
Genus:
   Collocalia
Scientific:
  Collocalia esculenta

Original description

Citation:
  (Linnaeus, C 1758)

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 10 1 p.191

Protonym:
  Hirundo esculenta

Type locality:
  China, error = Amboina.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/211/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  4603DB3FA6F18B3A

Avibase ID:
  avibase-4603DB3F

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/4603DB3F

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 554944

English:
Glossy Swiftlet
Afrikaans:
Glanswindswaeltjie
Bulgarian:
Блестящ малък бързолет
Catalan:
salangana lluenta
Czech:
salangana bělobřichá
Danish:
Glanssalangan
German:
Glanzkopfsalangane
Esperanto:
glacea salangano
Spanish:
Salangana lustrosa
Spanish (Spain):
Salangana Lustrosa
Estonian:
läiksalangaan
Finnish:
loistosalangaani
French:
Salangane soyeuse
Croatian:
blistava čiopica
Hungarian:
fényes szalangána
Indonesian:
Walet Sapi
Icelandic:
Gljásvölungur
Italian:
Salangana lucente
Japanese (romaji):
shiroharaanatsubame
Japanese:
シロハラアナツバメ
Lithuanian:
baltapilvė salangana
Dutch:
Witbuikdwergsalangaan
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Glanssalangan
Norwegian:
glanssalangan
Polish:
salangana zmienna
Portuguese:
salangana-brilhante
Portuguese (Portugal):
andorinhão-lustroso
Russian:
Блестящая салангана
Slovak:
salangána bielobruchá
Serbian:
Sjajna čiopica
Swedish:
glanssalangan
Thai:
นกแอ่นท้องขาว
Turkish:
Parlak yelyutan
Ukrainian:
Салангана білочерева
Chinese:
白腹金丝燕
Chinese (Traditional):
白腹金絲燕

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Glossy Swiftlet ( Collocalia esculenta) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Glossy Swiftlet ( Collocalia esculenta) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Glossy Swiftlet ( Collocalia esculenta) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Glossy Swiftlet ( Collocalia esculenta) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Glossy Swiftlet ( Collocalia esculenta) [version 1]
Avilist 2025:
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Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements, version 2024:
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Clements, version 2025:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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eBird version 2024:
Glossy Swiftlet ( Collocalia esculenta) [version 1]
eBird version 2025:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1:
Glossy Swiftlet ( Collocalia esculenta) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Collocalia [esculenta, isonota, sumbawae, neglecta, uropygialis, affinis or natalis] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Alternative arrangements:  1  2 

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Afrikaans: Glanswindswaeltjie
Bulgarian: Блестящ малък бързолет
Catalan: salangana lluenta
Czech: salangana bělobřichá
Danish: Glanssalangan
German: Glanzkopfsalangane
English: Glossy Swiftlet
[ENAV]: Glossy Swiftlet
English, HBW: Glossy Swiftlet (Glossy)
English (IOC): Glossy Swiftlet
English (United States): Glossy Swiftlet
Esperanto: Brilapuseto, glacea salangano
Spanish: Salangana lustrosa
Spanish (Spain): Salangana Lustrosa
Spanish (HBW): Glossy Swiftlet
Estonian: läiksalangaan
Finnish: loistosalangaani
French: Salangane soyeuse, Salangane soyeuse (esculenta)
French (Guyane): Salangane soyeuse
Croatian: blistava čiopica
Hungarian: fényes szalangána
Indonesian: Walet Sapi
Icelandic: Gljásvölungur
Italian: Salangana lucente
Japanese (romaji): shiroharaanatsubame
Japanese: シロハラアナツバメ
Japanese (Kanji): 白腹穴燕
Scientific: Collocalia esculenta, Collocalia esculenta esculenta, Hirundo esculenta
Lithuanian: baltapilvė salangana
Malay: Layang-Layang Perut Putih
Dutch: Witbuikdwergsalangaan
Norwegian Nynorsk: Glanssalangan
Norwegian: glanssalangan
Polish: salangana zmienna
Pinyin: bái-fù jīn-sī-yàn
Portuguese: salangana-brilhante
Portuguese (Portugal): Andorinhão-brilhante, andorinhão-lustroso
Russian: Белобрюхая салангана, Блестящая салангана
Slovak: salangána bielobruchá
Serbian: Sjajna čiopica
Swedish: glanssalangan
Thai: นกแอ่นท้องขาว
Thai (Transliteration): nók àeen tʰóaaŋ-kʰăaw
Turkish: Parlak yelyutan
Ukrainian: Салангана білочерева
Chinese: 白腹金丝燕
Chinese (Traditional): 白腹金絲燕

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