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]
| Bornean swiftlet | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Apodidae |
| Genus: | Collocalia |
| Species: | C. dodgei
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| Binomial name | |
| Collocalia dodgei Richmond, 1905
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Taxonomy
editThe Bornean swiftlet was described by the American ornithologist Charles Richmond in 1905 under current binomial name Collocalia dodgei. The specific epithet dodgei is in honour of H. D. Dodge who had collected the specimen on Mount Kinabalu in Borneo.[4][5]
Description
editAt about 10 cm in length it is a tiny swiftlet with relatively short wings and a square tail.[6] 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
editIt 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
edit- ^ a b c Phillipps, Quentin; Phillipps, Karen (2011). Phillipps' Field Guide to the Birds of Borneo. Oxford, UK: John Beaufoy Publishing. ISBN 978-1-906780-56-2.
- ^ "Collocalia linchi". Species factsheet. BirdLife International. Archived from the original on 2007-07-10. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Richmond, Charles Wallace (1905). "Description of a new swiftlet from Mount Kina Balu, Borneo". Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. 47: 431–432.
- ^ Peters, James Lee, ed. (1940). Check-list of Birds of the World. Vol. 4. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. p. 230.
- ^ 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.