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Linchi swiftlet

Collocalia linchi Horsfield & F. Moore, 1854

LCLeast Concernbirds

The linchi swiftlet (Collocalia linchi) is a species in the family Apodidae, order Apodiformes. Recorded adults weigh 5.9 g to 6.1 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Linchi swiftlet (Collocalia linchi)
Photo: Lip Kee · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the linchi swiftlet

Weight
5.9 g – 6.1 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
21.5 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Aerialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the linchi swiftlet live?

Not recorded

What is the linchi swiftlet?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The linchi swiftlet (Collocalia linchi), also known as the cave swiftlet, is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is found on the Indonesia islands of Sumatra, Java and Bali. It is a woodland species and nests in caves. The Bornean swiftlet was considered a subspecies, but is now usually considered distinct.

From the Wikipedia article “Linchi swiftlet” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Linchi_swiftlet&oldid=1382999213), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the linchi swiftlet endangered?

The linchi swiftlet is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the linchi swiftlet classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderApodiformes
  5. familyApodidae
  6. genusCollocalia
  7. SpeciesCollocalia linchi Horsfield & F. Moore, 1854

Synonyms Collocalia esculenta linchi

Other names and names in other languages (37)
  • Cave swiftletEnglish
  • Cave swiftletEnglish
  • Cave swiftletEnglish
  • salangana sundskáCzech
  • corgoblyn ogofWelsh
  • SundasalanganDanish
  • LinchisalanganeGerman
  • BraunkehlsalanganeGerman
  • HöhlensalanganeGerman
  • KavapusetoEsperanto
  • kaverna salanganoEsperanto
  • Salangana linchiSpanish
  • rohe-läiksalangaanEstonian
  • sumatranloistosalangaaniFinnish
  • Salangane linchiFrench
  • javanska čiopicaCroatian
  • Linchi-szalangánaHungarian
  • Walet linciIndonesian
  • Walet LinchiIndonesian
  • Rondone di grottaItalian
  • Salangana delle grotteItalian
  • ドウクツアナツバメJapanese
  • sumatrinė salanganaLithuanian
  • GrotdwergsalangaanDutch
  • LinchidwergsalangaanDutch
  • epidotsalanganNorwegian
  • salangana zielonawaPolish
  • salangana-linchiPortuguese
  • andorinhão-das-cavernasPortuguese
  • Пещерная саланганаRussian
  • salangána zelenkaváSlovak
  • Pećinska čiopicaSerbian
  • javasalanganSwedish
  • Mağara YelyutanıTurkish
  • салангана зеленкуватаUkrainian
  • 穴金丝燕Chinese
  • 洞穴金絲燕Chinese

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Relatives of the linchi 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 linchi swiftlet?

An adult linchi swiftlet weighs 5.9 g – 6.1 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the linchi swiftlet endangered?

The linchi swiftlet is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the linchi swiftlet?

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Linchi swiftlet (Collocalia linchi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/linchi-swiftlet

MLA

“Linchi swiftlet (Collocalia linchi).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/linchi-swiftlet.

BibTeX
@misc{linchi_swiftlet_2026,
  title = {Linchi swiftlet (Collocalia linchi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/linchi-swiftlet},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}