Australian Swiftlet
Aerodramus terraereginae(Ramsay, EP, 1875)
English (US) Australian Swiftlet
The Australian Swiftlet (Aerodramus terraereginae) 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 terraereginae
- Family
- Apodidae (Swifts)
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Australian Swiftlet
- Described by
- (Ramsay, EP, 1875)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae
- Aerodramus terraereginae chillagoensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Cypselus terrae-reginae
- Described by
- (Ramsay, EP, 1875)
- Type locality
- Northeast coast ranges, near Cardwell, Queensland.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1874, pt.4 p.601
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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