NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Glossy Swiftlet
Collocalia esculenta (Linnaeus, 1758)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The glossy swiftlet (Collocalia esculenta) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae.
It is found on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi and eastwards to New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago and the Solomon Islands.
Wikipedia contributors, Glossy swiftlet; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T04:45:08.400155+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Collocalia esculenta (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Name authority
- (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Common name
- Glossy Swiftlet
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Apodiformes
- Family
- Apodidae
- Genus
- Collocalia
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderApodiformes
- familyApodidae
- subfamilyApodinae
- genusCollocalia G. R. Gray, 1840
- speciesCollocalia esculenta (Linnaeus, 1758)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Collocalia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Bornean SwiftletCollocalia dodgei Richmond, 1905 | ApodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ridgetop SwiftletCollocalia isonota Oberholser, 1906 | ApodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Grey-rumped SwiftletCollocalia marginata Salvadori, 1882 | ApodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Christmas Island SwiftletCollocalia natalis Lister, 1889 | ApodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Drab SwiftletCollocalia neglecta G. R. Gray, 1866 | ApodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Tenggara SwiftletCollocalia sumbawae Stresemann, 1925 | ApodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Satin SwiftletCollocalia uropygialis G. R. Gray, 1866 | ApodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cave SwiftletCollocalia linchi Horsfield & F. Moore, 1854 | ApodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Southern Asia
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=554944 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:X4P2. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.