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Cave Swiftlet
Collocalia linchi Horsfield & Moore, F, 1854
Apodidae — Swifts
Cave Swiftlet, Collocalia linchi, is a swift in the family Apodidae and breeds in the Oriental Region, including Sumatra, Java, Bali and Lombok in the Lesser Sundas. It was described by Horsfield and Moore in 1854. It is linked to forest and open woodland, and it nests in caves. A useful field mark is the naked hind toe, which separates it from the very similar glossy swiftlet. Its plumage is blackish-brown with a green sheen, with a pale grey belly marked by fine black speckling.
- Order
- Apodiformes
- Family
- Apodidae — Swifts
- Breeding range
- Oriental Region: Sumatra, Java, Bali and Lombok (w Lesser Sundas)
