Collocalia affinis (Plume-toed Swiftlet)

Plume-toed Swiftlet

Collocalia affinis Beavan, RC 1867

The plume-toed swiftlet is a small bird in the swift family Apodidae. It is found on some eastern Indian Ocean islands, the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and lowland Borneo. Source: Wikipedia

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Classification

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

Original description

Citation:
Beavan, RC 1867

Reference:
Ibis

Protonym:
Collocalia affinis

Type locality:
Port Blair, South Andaman Island.

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

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
5AF6B3D9AED56128

Avibase ID:
avibase-5AF6B3D9

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/5AF6B3D9

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)
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Source: Clements checklist

English:
Plume-toed Swiftlet
Czech:
salangana světlebřichá
Danish:
Hvidbuget Salangan
German:
Flaumfußsalangane
Spanish:
Salangana Calzada
Spanish (Spain):
Salangana calzada
French:
Salangane de Beavan
Japanese (romaji):
haneashiyubianatsubame
Japanese:
ハネアシユビアナツバメ
Dutch:
Westelijke Dwergsalangaan
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Dunfotsalangan
Norwegian:
dunfotsalangan
Polish:
salangana białobrzucha
Portuguese:
salangana-de-hálux-emplumado
Portuguese (Portugal):
andorinhão-de-pés-emplumados
Russian:
Светлобрюхая салангана
Slovak:
salangána papučková
Serbian:
Gaćasta čiopica
Swedish:
plymtåad salangan
Ukrainian:
салангана оперенопала
Chinese:
毛趾金丝燕

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Plume-toed Swiftlet ( Collocalia affinis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Plume-toed Swiftlet ( Collocalia affinis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Plume-toed Swiftlet ( Collocalia affinis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Plume-toed Swiftlet ( Collocalia affinis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Plume-toed Swiftlet ( Collocalia affinis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021: Plume-toed Swiftlet ( Collocalia affinis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022: Plume-toed Swiftlet ( Collocalia affinis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023: Plume-toed Swiftlet ( Collocalia affinis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017: Plume-toed Swiftlet ( Collocalia affinis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018: Plume-toed Swiftlet ( Collocalia affinis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019: Plume-toed Swiftlet ( Collocalia affinis) [version 1]
eBird version 2017: Plume-toed Swiftlet ( Collocalia affinis) [version 1]
eBird version 2018: Plume-toed Swiftlet ( Collocalia affinis) [version 1]
eBird version 2019: Plume-toed Swiftlet ( Collocalia affinis) [version 1]
eBird version 2021: Plume-toed Swiftlet ( Collocalia affinis) [version 1]
eBird version 2022: Plume-toed Swiftlet ( Collocalia affinis) [version 1]
eBird version 2023: Plume-toed Swiftlet ( Collocalia affinis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Plume-toed Swiftlet ( Collocalia affinis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Plume-toed Swiftlet ( Collocalia affinis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Plume-toed Swiftlet ( Collocalia affinis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Plume-toed Swiftlet ( Collocalia affinis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Plume-toed Swiftlet ( Collocalia affinis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Plume-toed Swiftlet ( Collocalia affinis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Plume-toed Swiftlet ( Collocalia affinis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Plume-toed Swiftlet ( Collocalia affinis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Plume-toed Swiftlet ( Collocalia affinis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Plume-toed Swiftlet ( Collocalia affinis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Plume-toed Swiftlet ( Collocalia affinis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Plume-toed Swiftlet ( Collocalia affinis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Plume-toed Swiftlet ( Collocalia affinis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Plume-toed Swiftlet ( Collocalia affinis) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Plume-toed Swiftlet ( Collocalia affinis) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Plume-toed Swiftlet ( Collocalia affinis) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Plume-toed Swiftlet ( Collocalia affinis) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Plume-toed Swiftlet ( Collocalia affinis) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Collocalia [affinis or natalis] (sensu lato) by some authors

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