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Collocalia (Swiftlet)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Collocalia is a genus of swifts, containing some of the smaller species termed "swiftlets". Formerly a catch-all genus for these, a number of its erstwhile members are now normally (though not by all authors) placed in Aerodramus. Remaining in Collocalia are: \n* Glossy swiftlet, Collocalia esculenta \n* Grey-rumped swiftlet, Collocalia (esculenta) marginata \n* Christmas swiftlet, Collocalia (esculenta) natalis \n* Cave swiftlet, Collocalia linchi \n* Bornean swiftlet, Collocalia dodgei \n* Pygmy swiftlet, Collocalia troglodytes
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External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0