Scientific Name: Collocalia affinis
Malay Name: Layang-layang Kecil Biasa
Chinese Name: 毛趾金丝燕
Range: Breeding Range: (OR) Eastern Indian Ocean, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo
Taxonomy: Polytypic. Subspecies are: affinis, elachyptera, vanderbilti, oberholseri, cyanoptila.
Local Subspecies: cyanoptila
Size: 10 cm
Identification: A small swiftlet with square tail. Can be easily separate from similar looking Edible-nest Swiftlet and Black-nest Swiftlet by the whitish belly/vent and all black upperparts without any pale rump-band.
Similar looking species: Black-nest Swiftlet, Edible-nest Swiftlet
Habitat: Open habitat and forested areas.
Behaviour/Ecology: Often seen flying/feeding just above the tree line taking various insects in flight.
Local Status: Uncommon resident
Location: Central Catchment Forest, Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Dairy Farm Nature Park and Bukit Batok Nature Park.
- Bird List Revision for March 2019 (Revisions)
- Bird List Revision for August 2017 (Revisions)
Sound Recordings: xeno-canto Link
Wikipedia Entry: Wikipedia Link
eBird Species page: eBird (Plume-toed Swiftlet)
References:
Rheindt, F. E., Christidis, L., Norman, J. A., Eaton, J. A., Sadanandan, K. R., & Schodde, R. (2017). Speciation in Indo-Pacific swiftlets (Aves: Apodidae): Integrating molecular and phenotypic data for a new provisional taxonomy of the Collocalia esculenta complex. Zootaxa, 4250(5), 401-433.
RECOMMENDED CITATION
Bird Society of Singapore. (n.d.). Plume-toed Swiftlet. Retrieved on December 8, 2024 from https://singaporebirds.com/species/plume-toed-swiftlet.