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Himalayan, Volcano or Indochinese Swiftlet
Aerodramus [brevirostris, vulcanorum or rogersi] (= Aerodramus brevirostris) (Horsfield, T 1840)
The Himalayan swiftlet is a small swift. It is a common colonial breeder in the Himalayas and Southeast Asia. Some populations are migratory. Source: Wikipedia
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Apodiformes
Family:
Apodidae
Genus:
Aerodramus
Scientific:
Aerodramus brevirostris
Classification
Order:Apodiformes
Family:
Apodidae
Genus:
Aerodramus
Scientific:
Aerodramus brevirostris
Original description
Citation:
(Horsfield, T 1840)
Reference:
Proc. Zool. Soc. London
(1839), Pt7 no.82 p.155
Protonym:
Hirundo brevirostris
Type locality:
Assam.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30571398
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
052C990B911FFAB8
Avibase ID:
avibase-052C990B
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/052C990B
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 554954
Geographic range:
- Aerodramus brevirostris brevirostris: Himalayas to Nepal, ne India, Myanmar and Thailand
- Aerodramus brevirostris innominatus: E-central China to n Vietnam; winters to Malay Peninsula
- Aerodramus vulcanorum: Mountains of Java
- Aerodramus rogersi: Mountains of e Myanmar, w Thailand, n Laos and Vietnam
Source: Clements checklist
Himalayan, Volcano or Indochinese Swiftlet
French:
Salangane de l'Himalaya, S. des volcan ou S. indochinoise
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Himalayan, Volcano or Indochinese Swiftlet ( Aerodramus [brevirostris, vulcanorum or rogersi]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Himalayan, Volcano or Indochinese Swiftlet ( Aerodramus [brevirostris, vulcanorum or rogersi]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Himalayan, Volcano or Indochinese Swiftlet ( Aerodramus [brevirostris, vulcanorum or rogersi]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Himalayan, Volcano or Indochinese Swiftlet ( Aerodramus [brevirostris, vulcanorum or rogersi]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Himalayan, Volcano or Indochinese Swiftlet ( Aerodramus [brevirostris, vulcanorum or rogersi]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Himalayan, Volcano or Indochinese Swiftlet ( Aerodramus [brevirostris, vulcanorum or rogersi]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Himalayan, Volcano or Indochinese Swiftlet ( Aerodramus [brevirostris, vulcanorum or rogersi]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Himalayan, Volcano or Indochinese Swiftlet ( Aerodramus [brevirostris, vulcanorum or rogersi]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Himalayan, Volcano or Indochinese Swiftlet ( Aerodramus [brevirostris, vulcanorum or rogersi]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Himalayan, Volcano or Indochinese Swiftlet ( Aerodramus [brevirostris, vulcanorum or rogersi]) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Salangane de l'Himalaya ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) |
| Clements 3rd edition: Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 4] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 4] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Aerodramus brevirostris [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species group (sometimes a species)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Aerodramus [fuciphagus sensu lato, whiteheadi, maximus or spodiopygius]
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Bengali: হিমালয়ী কুটিবাতাসি
Catalan: Salangana de l'Himàlaia
Czech: Salangana himálajská
Danish: Himalayasalangan
German: Himalayasalangane
English: Himalayan Swift, Himalayan Swiftlet, Himalayan, Volcano or Indochinese Swiftlet, Indian edible-nest swiftlet, Indochinese swiftlet
Esperanto: Himalaja apuseto
Spanish: Salangana del Himalaya
Estonian: põhjasalangaan
Finnish: Himalajansalangaani
French: Salangane de l'Himalaya, Salangane de l'Himalaya, S. des volcan ou S. indochinoise
Hungarian: himalájai szalangána
Indonesian: Burung Walet Gunung
Italian: Salangana dell'Himalaya
Japanese (romaji): himaraya ana-tsubame, himarayaanatsubame
Japanese: ヒマラヤアナツバメ
Japanese (Kanji): ヒマラヤ穴燕
Korean: 황해쇠칼새
Scientific: Aerodramus [brevirostris, vulcanorum or rogersi], Aerodramus brevirostris, Aerodramus brevirostris brevirostris, Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi, Aerodramus brevirostris vulcanorum, Aerodramus rogersi, Collocalia brevirostris, Collocalia brevirostris brevirostris, Collocalia brevirostris rogersi, Collocalia brevirostris vulcanorum, Hirundo brevirostris
Lithuanian: Himalajinis erodramas
Malay: Burung Layang-layang Himalaya
Nepali: ची“चिका गाÄथली
Dutch: Himalaja-salangaan
Norwegian: Orientsalangan
Polish: salangana himalajska
Pinyin: duǎn-zuǐ jīn-sī-yàn
Russian: Гималайская салангана, Салангана гималайская
Slovak: salangána himalájska
Swedish: Himalayasalangan
Thai: นกแอ่นพันธุ์หิมาลัย
Thai (Transliteration): nók àeen pʰan hì-maa-lay
Ukrainian: Салангана гімалайська
Vietnamese: Chim Yến Đông Dương, Chim Yến núi
Chinese: 短嘴金丝燕
Chinese (Traditional): 短嘴金絲燕
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