Mountain Swiftlet
Aerodramus hirundinaceus(Stresemann, EFT, 1914)
English (US) Mountain Swiftlet
The Mountain Swiftlet (Aerodramus hirundinaceus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Apodidae (Swifts) in the order Apodiformes.
- Scientific name
- Aerodramus hirundinaceus
- Family
- Apodidae (Swifts)
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Mountain Swiftlet
- Described by
- (Stresemann, EFT, 1914)
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The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Aerodramus hirundinaceus baru
- Aerodramus hirundinaceus hirundinaceus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Collocalia fuciphaga hirundinacea
- Described by
- (Stresemann, EFT, 1914)
- Type locality
- Upper Utakwa River, southern Snow Mountains, New Guinea.
- Original description
- Verhandlungen der Ornithologischen Gesellschaft in Bayern 12 Heft1 p.7
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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