Collocalia esculenta
Glossy Swiftlet
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Apodiformes
Family
Apodidae
Genus
Collocalia
Species
Collocalia esculenta
Status
least concern
Colours
Distinguishing features
It is shiny black-blue above, including its rump; sometimes looks black and hooded. Chest black; belly to flanks white with fine black speckles at margins. Wing tips are rounded; underwing is black. Tail rounded with shallow notch and tiny white panels. (Wikipedia)
Size
- Up to 11.5 cm (Length of specimen)
Wingspan
- Up to 30 cm
Synonyms
Similar taxa
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Animalia:
White-rumped Swiftlet (species: Aerodramus spodiopygius)
The upper- and underparts must be seen to differentiate the two species.
Distribution
©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution
Web resources
References
- Simpson, K., N. Day and P. Trusler (2004). Field Guide to Birds of Australia: 7th Edition Penguin Group (Australia), Camberwell, Victoria.