Uniform Swiftlet
Aerodramus vanikorensis(Quoy, JRC; Gaimard, JP, 1832)
English (US) Uniform Swiftlet
The Uniform Swiftlet (Aerodramus vanikorensis) 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 vanikorensis
- Family
- Apodidae (Swifts)
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Uniform Swiftlet
- Described by
- (Quoy, JRC; Gaimard, JP, 1832)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 12 subspecies for this species.
- Aerodramus vanikorensis aenigma
- Aerodramus vanikorensis heinrichi
- Aerodramus vanikorensis moluccarum
- Aerodramus vanikorensis waigeuensis
- Aerodramus vanikorensis steini
- Aerodramus vanikorensis yorki
- Aerodramus vanikorensis tagulae
- Aerodramus vanikorensis coultasi
- Aerodramus vanikorensis pallens
- Aerodramus vanikorensis lihirensis
- Aerodramus vanikorensis lugubris
- Aerodramus vanikorensis vanikorensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Hirundo vanikorensis
- Described by
- (Quoy, JRC; Gaimard, JP, 1832)
- Type locality
- Island of Vanikoro.
- Original description
- Voyage de découvertes de la corvette l'Astrolabe, exécuté par ordre du Roi, pendant les années 1826-1827-1828-1829, sous le commandement de M. J. Dumont d'Urville (etc.). Zoologie. Vol. 1 1 p.206 AtlasOis. pl.12 fig.3
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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