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Bornean swiftlet

Collocalia dodgei Richmond, 1905

Status not recordedbirds

The bornean swiftlet (Collocalia dodgei) is a species in the family Apodidae, order Apodiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 6.1 g.

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Quick facts about the bornean swiftlet

Weight
6.1 g
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Egg incubation
21.5 days
Young per litter or clutch
2
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the bornean swiftlet live?

Not recorded

Is the bornean swiftlet endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the bornean swiftlet classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderApodiformes
  5. familyApodidae
  6. genusCollocalia
  7. SpeciesCollocalia dodgei Richmond, 1905

Synonyms Aerodramus linchi dodgei, Collocalia esculenta dodgei, Collocalia linchi dodgei

Other names and names in other languages (24)
  • Kinabalu swiftletEnglish
  • salangana kinabalskáCzech
  • KinabalusalanganDanish
  • BorneosalanganeGerman
  • bornea salanganoEsperanto
  • Salangana de BorneoSpanish
  • Salangane du KinabaluFrench
  • ボルネオアナツバメJapanese
  • Bornėjinė salanganaLithuanian
  • KinabaludwergsalangaanDutch
  • salangana krótkoszkrzydłaPolish
  • andorinhão-do-bornéuPortuguese
  • Борнейская саланганаRussian
  • salangána bornejskáSlovak
  • Borneanska čiopicaSerbian
  • borneosalanganSwedish
  • Borneo YelyutanıTurkish
  • салангана борнейськаUkrainian
  • 婆罗洲金丝燕Chinese
  • Kinabalu-salanganDanish
  • salangana-do-kilabaluPortuguese
  • salangana-do-kinabaluPortuguese
  • Борнеанская саланганаRussian
  • 婆羅洲金絲燕Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the bornean swiftlet

Other species in the same genus Collocalia.

LC, Least Concern

Pygmy swiftlet

Collocalia troglodytes

ApodidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the bornean swiftlet?

An adult bornean swiftlet weighs 6.1 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the bornean swiftlet?

The bornean swiftlet (Collocalia dodgei) belongs to the family Apodidae in the order Apodiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Bornean swiftlet (Collocalia dodgei). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/bornean-swiftlet

MLA

“Bornean swiftlet (Collocalia dodgei).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/bornean-swiftlet.

BibTeX
@misc{bornean_swiftlet_2026,
  title = {Bornean swiftlet (Collocalia dodgei)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bornean-swiftlet},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}