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Satin swiftlet

Collocalia uropygialis G. R. Gray, 1866

Status not recordedbirds

The satin swiftlet (Collocalia uropygialis) is a species in the family Apodidae, order Apodiformes. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia.

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Quick facts about the satin swiftlet

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

Where does the satin swiftlet live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

The satin swiftlet is listed for 1 country.

Australia
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. Australia

Why a country list is not a range map

Is the satin 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 satin swiftlet classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderApodiformes
  5. familyApodidae
  6. genusCollocalia
  7. SpeciesCollocalia uropygialis G. R. Gray, 1866
Other names and names in other languages (22)
  • salangana saténováCzech
  • Utupua GlanssalanganDanish
  • SamtsalanganeGerman
  • satena salanganoEsperanto
  • Salangana SatínSpanish
  • Salangane des Nouvelles-HébridesFrench
  • Rondone satinatoItalian
  • サテンアナツバメJapanese
  • SatijndwergsalangaanDutch
  • satengsalanganNorwegian
  • salangana przepasanaPolish
  • andorinhão-satinadoPortuguese
  • Синеватая саланганаRussian
  • salangána saténováSlovak
  • Čiopica sa Nove KaledonijeSerbian
  • satängsalanganSwedish
  • Saten YelyutanTurkish
  • салангана новокаледонськаUkrainian
  • 緞藍金絲燕Chinese
  • Salangana satinadaSpanish
  • salangana-acetinadaPortuguese
  • 缎蓝金丝燕Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the satin swiftlet

Other species in the same genus Collocalia.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does the satin swiftlet live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the satin swiftlet for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is the satin swiftlet?

The satin swiftlet (Collocalia uropygialis) 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). Satin swiftlet (Collocalia uropygialis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/satin-swiftlet

MLA

“Satin swiftlet (Collocalia uropygialis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/satin-swiftlet.

BibTeX
@misc{satin_swiftlet_2026,
  title = {Satin swiftlet (Collocalia uropygialis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/satin-swiftlet},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}