Species Collocalia esculenta (Linnaeus, 1758)
Glossy Swiftlet
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Indian Ocean; also vagrant in northern Australia (subspecies nitens)
IMCRA
Christmas Island Province (23)
Other Regions
Christmas Island terrestrial & freshwater
Ecological Descriptors
Aerial, arthropod-feeder, closed forest, diurnal, gregarious, low open shrubland, low shrubland, open forest, sedentary, tussock grassland, volant, woodland.
Extra Ecological Information
Circumannual reproduction, feeds aerially in open areas usually at tree-top level or below in circling convolutions and gliding on down-swept wings, roosts and nests among ledges in shallow caves, without echo-locating rattle call, builds a bracket-shaped vegetable nest primarily of bryophytes and rootlets agglutinated with saliva.
General References
Gibson-Hill, C.A. 1947. Notes on the birds of Christmas Island. Bulletin of the Raffles Museum 18: 87-165 (habitat, behaviour, nesting)
Stokes, T. 1988. A Review of the Birds of Christmas Island, Indian Ocean. Canberra : Aust. Natl Parks Wldlf. Serv. Occas. Pap. 16 40 pp. (status, behaviour)
Stresemann, E. 1941. Die Vögel von Celebes. Teil III. Systematik und Biologie. Journal of Ornithology 89: 1-102 [published between 1940-1941] (taxonomic affinities)
Wallace, A.R. 1864. On the identification of the Hirundo esculenta of Linnaeus, with a synopsis of the described species of Collocalia. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1863: 382-385 (establishment of specific identity and name)
Common Name References
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-Nov-2020 | AVES | 28-Sep-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |