Swifts (Apodidae)
Linchi Swiftlet (Collocalia linchi) - HBW 5, p. 426
French: Salangane linchi
German: Linchisalangane
Spanish: Salangana Linchi
Other common names: Cave Swiftlet
Taxonomy: Collocalia linchi Horsfield and F. Moore, 1854, Java.
May be conspecific with C. esculenta; some authors place race C. e. natalis in present species. Older synonym for species, C. fucivora (Streubel, 1848), is a forgotten name. Four subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- ripleyi Somadikarta, 1986 - N & S Bukit Barisan, Sumatra.
- dodgei Richmond, 1905 - Mt Kinabalu (Sabah).
- linchi Horsfield & F. Moore, 1854 - Madura, Bawean and Nusa Penida Is and Java.
- dedii Somadikarta, 1986 - Bali and Lombok.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Several birds flying very fast over a pond Locality Bogor Botanical Gardens, West Java Province, Java (Indonesia) (ssp linchi)
Josep del Hoyo 27 July 2007 4 years ago 37 sec 2.4
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Pics insects over water.
Locality Bali (Indonesia)
birdmanson 2 years ago 3
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