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Cave swiftlet

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Cave swiftlet

Summary

Cave swiftlet is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (117 views/month, #1,600 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Cave swiftlet's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Cave swiftlet is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • swiftlet is named after Cave swiftlet[5].
  • Cave swiftlet's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[6].
  • Cave swiftlet is classified within Collocalia[7].
  • Cave swiftlet is endemic to Indonesia[8].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Cave swiftlet is Collocalia linchi[9].
  • Cave swiftlet's Commons category is recorded as Collocalia linchi[10].
  • Cave swiftlet's described by source is recorded as A catalogue of the birds in the Museum of the Honorable East India Company[11].
  • Cave swiftlet's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'C. linchi'}[12].
  • Cave swiftlet is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'salangana linchi'}[13].
  • Cave swiftlet is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'salangana sundská'}[14].
  • Cave swiftlet is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'corgoblyn ogof'}[15].
  • Cave swiftlet is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Sundasalangan'}[16].
  • Cave swiftlet is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Braunkehlsalangane'}[17].
  • Cave swiftlet is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Linchisalangane'}[18].
  • Cave swiftlet is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Cave Swiftlet'}[19].
  • Cave swiftlet is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Linchi Swiftlet'}[20].
  • Cave swiftlet is commonly known as {'lang': 'eo', 'text': 'Kavapuseto'}[21].
  • Cave swiftlet is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Salangana linchi'}[22].
  • Cave swiftlet is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'rohe-läiksalangaan'}[23].
  • Cave swiftlet is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'sumatranloistosalangaani'}[24].
  • Cave swiftlet is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Salangane linchi'}[25].
  • Cave swiftlet is commonly known as {'lang': 'hr', 'text': 'javanska čiopica'}[26].
  • Cave swiftlet is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'Linchi-szalangána'}[27].

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Classification

Cave swiftlet's scientific name is Collocalia linchi[9]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Collocalia[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'salangana linchi'}[13], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'salangana sundská'}[14], {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'corgoblyn ogof'}[15], {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Sundasalangan'}[16], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Braunkehlsalangane'}[17], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Linchisalangane'}[18].

Discovery and Description

swiftlet is named after Cave swiftlet[5].

Distribution

Cave swiftlet is endemic to Indonesia[8].

Identifiers

Cave swiftlet's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 578254[28]. Cave swiftlet's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 46495[29]. Cave swiftlet's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45516377[30]. Cave swiftlet's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2477326[31]. Cave swiftlet's ITIS TSN is recorded as 554945[32].

Why It Matters

Cave swiftlet ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (117 views/month, #1,600 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

Related Entities

Indonesia Java

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Birds of the World. Retrieved . birdsoftheworld.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 14.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [32] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [30] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [31] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . Avibase. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 10.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . Avibase. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 10.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . iNaturalist. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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