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Glossy Swiftlet

Collocalia esculenta

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. This bird is shiny black-blue above, including its rump; sometimes looks black and hooded. Chest black; belly to flanks white with fine black speckles at margins. Wing tips are rounded; underwing is black. Tail rounded with shallow notch and tiny white panels. It is so similar to the white-rumped swiftlet that both its upperparts and underparts must be seen to distinguish between the two. It is 9 to 11.5 cm in length. Its voice is a soft twittering.
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Rhianna Wren
Sunday 14 Jul 2019 - 10:25pm
Malaysia
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Rhianna Wren
Tuesday 09 Jul 2019 - 8:21pm
Malaysia
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Edward Clifford
Tuesday 12 Jul 2016 - 5:30am
Indonesia
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Jamie BT
Tuesday 12 Jul 2016 - 5:30am
Indonesia
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