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Tenggara swiftlet

Tenggara swiftlet is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Tenggara swiftlet rather than just read about it. In short: The Tenggara swiftlet (Collocalia sumbawae) is a small bird in the swift family Apodidae. It is endemic to the western Lesser Sunda Islands of Indonesia.

Key takeaways

Tenggara swiftlet belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Tenggara swiftlet to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Tenggara swiftlet from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

The Tenggara swiftlet (Collocalia sumbawae) is a small bird in the swift family Apodidae. It is endemic to the western Lesser Sunda Islands of Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It was previously considered a subspecies of the glossy swiftlet.

Taxonomy The Tenggara swiftlet was described by the German ornithologist Erwin Stresemann in 1925 under the present binomial name Collocalia sumbawae. The type locality is the island of Sumbawa in the Lesser Sunda Islands. The Tenggara swiftlet was formerly treated as a subspecies of the glossy swiftlet but was promoted to species status based on the results of a detailed analysis of the swiftlets in the genus Collocalia published in 2017. There are two subspecies:

C. s. sumbawae Stresemann, 1925 – Sumbawa, Flores C. s. sumbae Schodde, Rheindt & Christidis, 2017 – Sumba

Description The Tenggara swiftlet is 9–10 cm (3.5–3.9 in) in length with a square tail. The back and upper surface of the wings are dark blue with a moderate gloss. The rump is generally dark but sometimes includes feathers with thin white edging. The throat and upper breast are grey with fine white scalloping merging into larger greyish chevrons over the lower breast and flanks, becoming white over the belly. There is occasionally a tuft of small feathers on the hallux, the rear facing toe. This species lacks the white spots on the inner webs of the tail feathers that are present in some Collocalia species.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Tenggara swiftlet

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Tenggara swiftlet claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Tenggara swiftlet before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Tenggara swiftlet ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Tenggara swiftlet

In research: Tenggara swiftlet appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Tenggara swiftlet in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Tenggara swiftlet is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Apodiformes stubs, Birds described in 1925, Birds of Flores, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Tenggara swiftlet outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Tenggara swiftlet in 20 minutes

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Frequently asked questions

What is Tenggara swiftlet in simple terms?

The Tenggara swiftlet (Collocalia sumbawae) is a small bird in the swift family Apodidae. It is endemic to the western Lesser Sunda Islands of Indonesia.

Why does Tenggara swiftlet matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Tenggara swiftlet?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Tenggara swiftlet.