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?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderApodiformes
- familyApodidae
- genusCollocalia
- 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
Relatives of the bornean swiftlet
Other species in the same genus Collocalia.

Glossy swiftlet
Collocalia esculenta

Linchi swiftlet
Collocalia linchi
Pygmy swiftlet
Collocalia troglodytes
Drab swiftlet
Collocalia neglecta
Plume-toed swiftlet
Collocalia affinis
Ridgetop swiftlet
Collocalia isonota
CompareBornean swiftlet vs Glossy swiftletBornean swiftlet vs Linchi swiftletBornean swiftlet vs Pygmy swiftletBornean swiftlet vs Drab swiftlet
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
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