Three-toed Swiftlet
Aerodramus papuensis(Rand, AL, 1941)
English (US) Three-toed Swiftlet
The Three-toed Swiftlet (Aerodramus papuensis) 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.
Range: northern New Guinea (Idenburg River to Huon Peninsula)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Aerodramus papuensis
- Family
- Apodidae (Swifts)
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Data Deficient
- English (US)
- Three-toed Swiftlet
- Described by
- (Rand, AL, 1941)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Collocalia whiteheadi papuensis
- Described by
- (Rand, AL, 1941)
- Type locality
- 15 km. southwest of Bernhard Camp, Idenburg River, Dutch New Guinea
- Original description
- American Museum Novitates no.1102 p.10
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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