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- Collocalia sumbawae
Identification
8-9 cm.
- mantle and wings dark with blue-green gloss
- throat medium dusky grey
- underparts from chest to undertail coverts white
- tail black with white spots (often not visible)
Distribution
Western Lesser Sundas, Indonesia.
Taxonomy
Formerly included in Glossy Swiftlet. Reference [2] notes that the two subspecies are deeply divergent and suggests elevation of sumbae as "Sumba Swiftlet".
Subspecies
Clements recognises the following subspecies:
- C. s. sumbawae: Western Lesser Sundas (Sumbawa; population on Flores and Besar possibly also this subspecies)
- C. s. sumbae: Western Lesser Sundas (Sumba)
Habitat
Behaviour
Diet
Breeding
Movements
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Eaton, JA, B van Balen, NW Brickle, FE Rheindt 2021. Birds of the Indonesian Archipelago (Greater Sundas and Wallacea), Second Edition. Lynx Editions. ISBN978-84-16728-44-2
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Tenggara Swiftlet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 July 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Tenggara_Swiftlet
