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Glossy Swiftlet

Collocalia esculenta
Family
Swifts
Order
Apodiformes
Codes
gloswi1, GLSW
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderApodiformes
FamilySwifts (Apodidae)
SpeciesCollocalia esculenta
Codesgloswi1, GLSW
Identification

The Glossy Swiftlet (Collocalia esculenta) is a member of the Swifts family within the order Apodiformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code gloswi1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

Related Species in Swifts
Black Swift
Cypseloides niger
White-chested Swift
Cypseloides lemosi
Rothschild's Swift
Cypseloides rothschildi
Sooty Swift
Cypseloides fumigatus
White-fronted Swift
Cypseloides storeri
White-chinned Swift
Cypseloides cryptus
Glossy Swiftlet photo
(c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Stephen John Davies

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Collocalia esculenta

Family: Swifts

Order: Apodiformes

eBird Code: gloswi1