Collocalia uropygialis (Satin Swiftlet)

Satin Swiftlet

Collocalia uropygialis Gray, GR 1866

The satin swiftlet is a small bird in the swift family Apodidae. It is endemic to the Santa Cruz Islands, Vanuatu, New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It was formerly treated as a subspecies of the glossy swiftlet. Source: Wikipedia

Classification

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

Original description

Citation:
Gray, GR 1866

Reference:
Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (3), 17 p.123

Protonym:
Collocalia uropygialis

Type locality:
Aneiteum, New Hebrides.

Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16057152

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
CB1DD39F93C4A5AD

Avibase ID:
avibase-CB1DD39F

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/CB1DD39F

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 693228

Geographic range:

Collocalia uropygialis uropygialis: Santa Cruz Is. and Vanuatu (including Torres and Banks Is.)
Collocalia uropygialis albidior: New Caledonia and Loyalty Islands

Source: Clements checklist

English:
Satin Swiftlet
Czech:
salangana saténová
Danish:
Utupua Salangan
German:
Samtsalangane
Spanish:
Salangana Satinada
Spanish (Spain):
Salangana satinada
French:
Salangane des Nouvelles-Hébrides
Japanese (romaji):
saten'anatsubame
Japanese:
サテンアナツバメ
Dutch:
Satijndwergsalangaan
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Satengsalangan
Norwegian:
satengsalangan
Polish:
salangana przepasana
Portuguese:
salangana-acetinada
Portuguese (Portugal):
andorinhão-satinado
Russian:
Синеватая салангана
Slovak:
salangána saténová
Serbian:
Čiopica sa Nove Kaledonije
Swedish:
sidensalangan
Ukrainian:
салангана новокаледонська
Chinese:
缎蓝金丝燕

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Satin Swiftlet ( Collocalia uropygialis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Satin Swiftlet ( Collocalia uropygialis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Satin Swiftlet ( Collocalia uropygialis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Satin Swiftlet ( Collocalia uropygialis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Satin Swiftlet ( Collocalia uropygialis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021: Satin Swiftlet ( Collocalia uropygialis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022: Satin Swiftlet ( Collocalia uropygialis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023: Satin Swiftlet ( Collocalia uropygialis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017: Satin Swiftlet ( Collocalia uropygialis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018: Satin Swiftlet ( Collocalia uropygialis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019: Satin Swiftlet ( Collocalia uropygialis) [version 1]
eBird version 2017: Satin Swiftlet ( Collocalia uropygialis) [version 1]
eBird version 2018: Satin Swiftlet ( Collocalia uropygialis) [version 1]
eBird version 2019: Satin Swiftlet ( Collocalia uropygialis) [version 1]
eBird version 2021: Satin Swiftlet ( Collocalia uropygialis) [version 1]
eBird version 2022: Satin Swiftlet ( Collocalia uropygialis) [version 1]
eBird version 2023: Satin Swiftlet ( Collocalia uropygialis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Collocalia esculenta uropygialis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Satin Swiftlet ( Collocalia uropygialis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Satin Swiftlet ( Collocalia uropygialis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Satin Swiftlet ( Collocalia uropygialis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Satin Swiftlet ( Collocalia uropygialis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Satin Swiftlet ( Collocalia uropygialis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Satin Swiftlet ( Collocalia uropygialis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Satin Swiftlet ( Collocalia uropygialis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Satin Swiftlet ( Collocalia uropygialis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Satin Swiftlet ( Collocalia uropygialis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Satin Swiftlet ( Collocalia uropygialis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Satin Swiftlet ( Collocalia uropygialis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Satin Swiftlet ( Collocalia uropygialis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Satin Swiftlet ( Collocalia uropygialis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Satin Swiftlet ( Collocalia uropygialis) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Satin Swiftlet ( Collocalia uropygialis) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Satin Swiftlet ( Collocalia uropygialis) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Satin Swiftlet ( Collocalia uropygialis) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Satin Swiftlet ( Collocalia uropygialis) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a 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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