Moluccan Swiftlet
Aerodramus infuscatus(Salvadori, AT, 1880)
English (US) Moluccan Swiftlet
The Moluccan Swiftlet (Aerodramus infuscatus) 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 infuscatus
- Family
- Apodidae (Swifts)
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Moluccan Swiftlet
- Described by
- (Salvadori, AT, 1880)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Aerodramus infuscatus infuscatus
- Aerodramus infuscatus sororum
- Aerodramus infuscatus ceramensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Collocalia infuscata
- Described by
- (Salvadori, AT, 1880)
- Type locality
- Ternate.
- Original description
- Atti della R[eale] Accademia delle Scienze di Torino 15 p.348
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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