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