Species profile
Glossy Swiftlet
Collocalia esculenta
Quick answer
Local names Man Doranfia (Sansundi), Man Dorya (Soeparno 1977). Range C. e. esculenta Biak, Supiori, Numfor, Yapen and Mios Num. Status Resident. Widespread, moderately common, and recorded by most visitors. Probably more visible (= more common?) in southern Biak as the forest has been opened up by roads and other clearance.
- Scientific name
- Collocalia esculenta
- Family
- Apodidae
- Order
- Apodiformes
- Genus
- Collocalia
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Glossy Swiftlet in your journal
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