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:
9EE08648FC154754
Avibase ID:
avibase-9EE08648
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/9EE08648
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 554945
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Cave or Bornean Swiftlet ( Collocalia [linchi or dodgei]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Cave or Bornean Swiftlet ( Collocalia [linchi or dodgei]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Cave or Bornean Swiftlet ( Collocalia [linchi or dodgei]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Cave or Bornean Swiftlet ( Collocalia [linchi or dodgei]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Cave or Bornean Swiftlet ( Collocalia [linchi or dodgei]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Cave or Bornean Swiftlet ( Collocalia [linchi or dodgei]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Cave or Bornean Swiftlet ( Collocalia [linchi or dodgei]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Cave or Bornean Swiftlet ( Collocalia [linchi or dodgei]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Cave or Bornean Swiftlet ( Collocalia [linchi or dodgei]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Cave or Bornean Swiftlet ( Collocalia [linchi or dodgei]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Cave or Bornean Swiftlet ( Collocalia [linchi or dodgei]) |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds: Linchi Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Salangane linchi ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Cave Swiftlet ( Aerodramus linchi) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Cave Swiftlet ( Aerodramus linchi) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Cave Swiftlet ( Aerodramus linchi) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Linchi Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Linchi Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Linchi Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Cave Swiftlet ( Collocalia linchi) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Collocalia linchi [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species group (sometimes a species)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Collocalia [esculenta, isonota, sumbawae, neglecta, uropygialis, affinis, marginata, linchi]
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