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Cave or Bornean Swiftlet

Collocalia [linchi or dodgei] (= Collocalia linchi) Horsfield, T; Moore, F 1854

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




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


Original description

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 identifiers

Avibase ID:
  9EE08648FC154754

Avibase ID:
  avibase-9EE08648

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/9EE08648


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 554945

Geographic range:

  • Collocalia linchi: Sumatra, Java, Bali, and Lombok (western Lesser Sundas)
  • Collocalia linchi linchi: Java, Bawean, Madura, and Kangean islands; population on Nusa Penida reportedly also this subspecies (subspecific identification requires confirmation)
  • Collocalia linchi ripleyi: Bukit Barisan Mountains (Sumatra)
  • Collocalia linchi dedii: Bali and Lombok
  • Collocalia dodgei: high elevations on Mount Kinabalu (Sabah, northern Borneo)
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English:
Cave or Bornean Swiftlet
French:
Salangane linchi ou S. du Kinabalu


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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Other synonyms

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Catalan: Salangana linchi
Czech: Salangana sundská
Danish: Sundasalangan
German: Höhlensalangane, Linchi Salangane, Linchisalangane
English: Cave or Bornean Swiftlet, Cave Swiftlet, Linchi Swiftlet
Esperanto: Kavapuseto
Spanish: Rabitojo Linchi, Salangana Linchi
Estonian: rohe-läiksalangaan
Finnish: Sumatranloistosalangaani
French: Salangane des cavernes, Salangane linchi, Salangane linchi ou S. du Kinabalu
Hungarian: Linchi-szalangána
Indonesian: Walet Linci
Italian: Salangana delle grotte, Salangana di Linchi
Japanese (romaji): doukutsuanatsubame
Japanese: ドウクツアナツバメ
Scientific: Aerodramus linchi, Collocalia [linchi or dodgei], Collocalia linchi, Collocalia linchi linchi
Lithuanian: Sumatrinė salangana
Dutch: Grotdwergsalangaan, Linchi-dwergsalangaan
Norwegian: Epidotsalangan
Polish: salangana zielonawa
Russian: Пещерная салангана, Салангана пещерная
Slovak: salangána zelenkavá
Swedish: Grottsalangan
Ukrainian: Салангана зеленкувата
Chinese: 穴金丝燕
Chinese (Traditional): 洞穴金絲燕

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