Bornean swiftlet

Bornean swiftlet
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Apodidae
Genus: Collocalia
Species: C. dodgei
Trinomial name
Collocalia dodgei
Richmond, 1905
Synonyms
  • Collocalia esculenta dodgei
  • Collocalia linchi dodgei

The Bornean swiftlet (Collocalia dodgei), also referred to as the Kinabalu 'linchi' swiftlet, is a small bird in the swift family Apodidae. It is endemic to the northern mountains of the island of Borneo.[1] It has variously been considered a subspecies of the glossy swiftlet or the cave swiftlet, and in 2008 was split from the latter (C. linchi) as a full species C. dodgei.[2][3]

Description

At about 10 cm in length it is a tiny swiftlet with relatively short wings and a square tail.[4] Mainly glossy dark grey to black in colour, it has a white belly. Compared with the glossy swiftlet, which also occurs within its range, it is slightly smaller, with a greenish, rather than bluish, gloss to the feathers, and with no white tail spots; nor does it have feathered hind toes.[1]

Distribution and habitat

It is seen mainly around the massif of Mount Kinabalu, though there is a record from the Maligan Range of south-central Sabah. It has been found nesting on a hut at 2370 m above sea level on Kinabalu.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Phillipps, Quentin; & Phillipps, Karen (2011). Phillipps’ Field Guide to the Birds of Borneo. Oxford, UK: John Beaufoy Publishing. ISBN 978-1-906780-56-2.
  2. "Collocalia linchi". Species factsheet. BirdLife International. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
  3. Moyle RG, Hosner PA, Nais J, Lakim M, Sheldon FH (2008). "Taxonomic status of the Kinabalu ‘linchi’ swiftlet". Bulletin of the British Ornithologists’ Club 128: 94–100.
  4. del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Sargatal, J. (1999). Handbook of the Birds of the World, vol. 5: Barn-owls to Hummingbirds. Barcelona, Spain: Lynx Edicions.


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