The cave swiftlet is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is found on the Indonesia islands of Sumatra, Java and Bali. It is a woodland species and nests in caves. The Bornean swiftlet was considered a subspecies, but is now usually considered distinct. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
Horsfield, T; Moore, F 1854
Reference:
Cat. Birds Mus. East-India Co. [Horsfield & Moore]
1 p.100
Protonym:
Collocalia linchi
Type locality:
Java.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/181974#page/136/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
4BA9A5D15EB54515
Avibase ID:
avibase-4BA9A5D1
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/4BA9A5D1
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 554945
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Salangane linchi ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2024: Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Cave Swiftlet (Cave) ( Collocalia linchi [linchi Group]) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Cave Swiftlet (Cave) ( Collocalia linchi [linchi Group]) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Cave Swiftlet (Cave) ( Collocalia linchi [linchi Group]) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Cave Swiftlet (Cave) ( Collocalia linchi [linchi Group]) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
eBird version 2024: Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Collocalia esculenta linchi [version 2] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Collocalia esculenta linchi [version 2] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Collocalia linchi [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Collocalia [linchi or dodgei]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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