White-rumped Swiftlet
Aerodramus spodiopygius(Peale, TR, 1849)
English (US) White-rumped Swiftlet
The White-rumped Swiftlet (Aerodramus spodiopygius) 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 spodiopygius
- Family
- Apodidae (Swifts)
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- White-rumped Swiftlet
- Described by
- (Peale, TR, 1849)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 11 subspecies for this species.
- Aerodramus spodiopygius delichon
- Aerodramus spodiopygius eichhorni
- Aerodramus spodiopygius noonaedanae
- Aerodramus spodiopygius reichenowi
- Aerodramus spodiopygius desolatus
- Aerodramus spodiopygius epiensis
- Aerodramus spodiopygius ingens
- Aerodramus spodiopygius leucopygius
- Aerodramus spodiopygius assimilis
- Aerodramus spodiopygius townsendi
- Aerodramus spodiopygius spodiopygius
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Macropteryx spodiopygius
- Described by
- (Peale, TR, 1849)
- Type locality
- Upolu and Tutuila, Samoa Islands.
- Original description
- Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842 under the command of Charles Wilkes, U. S. N. Vol. VIII: Mammalia and ornithology. 1st ed. 8 p.176
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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