Saturday 28 April 2018

Plume-toed Swiftlet

Order - Caprimulgiformes
Family - Apodidae (Swifts)
Plume-toed Swiftlet
Collocalia affinis
毛趾金丝燕 (máo zhǐ jīn sī yàn)

    Malay : Layang-layang Kecil Biasa
    Japanese : ハネアシユビアナツバメ (hane ashiyubi ana-tsubame)
    Kanji 日語漢字 : 羽足指穴燕



    Size : 9–10 cm; 6.3–11 g
    
    Subspecies and Distribution
  • Collocalia affinis affinis (Beavan, 1867)
    – Andaman Is and Nicobar Is.
  • Collocalia affinis elachyptera (Oberholser, 1906)
    – Mergui Archipelago (off Myanmar).
  • Collocalia affinis cyanoptila (Oberholser, 1906)
    – Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Natuna Island, and lowland Borneo.
  • Collocalia affinis oberholseri (Stresemann, 1912)
    – Batu Islands and Mentawi Islands (off w Sumatra).



Collocalia affinis ssp. cyanoptila
Date : 01 March 2018
Location : Gunung Alab Restaurant, KM 55 Penampang-Tambunan Road, Tambunan, Bahagian Pedalaman, Sabah

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