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Satin Swiftlet
Collocalia uropygialis Gray, GR, 1866
Apodidae — Swifts
Satin Swiftlet, Collocalia uropygialis, is a swift found in Temotu, the south-eastern Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and New Caledonia in Australasia. It belongs to the swift family Apodidae and was named by Gray, GR, in 1866. It was once placed with the glossy swiftlet, but is now treated as a separate species. Two forms are recognised, one from the Santa Cruz Islands and Vanuatu, and another from the Loyalty Islands and New Caledonia. The latter is larger and shows bigger white marks on the inner webs of the tail feathers.
- Order
- Apodiformes
- Family
- Apodidae — Swifts
- Breeding range
- Australasia: Temotu, se Solomon Is., Vanuatu and New Caledonia
