Mayr's Swiftlet
Aerodramus orientalis(Mayr, E, 1935)
English (US) Mayr's Swiftlet
The Mayr's Swiftlet (Aerodramus orientalis) 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 orientalis
- Family
- Apodidae (Swifts)
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Data Deficient
- English (US)
- Mayr's Swiftlet
- Described by
- (Mayr, E, 1935)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Aerodramus orientalis leletensis
- Aerodramus orientalis orientalis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Collocalia lowi orientalis
- Described by
- (Mayr, E, 1935)
- Type locality
- Guadalcanar, Solomon Islands.
- Original description
- American Museum Novitates no.820 p.3
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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