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Himalayan or Indochinese Swiftlet
Aerodramus [brevirostris 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
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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
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Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
2F1D27B4A7C81285
Avibase ID:
avibase-2F1D27B4
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/2F1D27B4
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 rogersi: Mountains of e Myanmar, w Thailand, n Laos and Vietnam
Source: Clements checklist
Himalayan or Indochinese Swiftlet
French:
Salangane de l'Himalaya ou S. indochinoise
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Himalayan or Indochinese Swiftlet ( Aerodramus [brevirostris or rogersi]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Himalayan or Indochinese Swiftlet ( Aerodramus [brevirostris or rogersi]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Himalayan or Indochinese Swiftlet ( Aerodramus [brevirostris or rogersi]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Himalayan or Indochinese Swiftlet ( Aerodramus [brevirostris or rogersi]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Himalayan or Indochinese Swiftlet ( Aerodramus [brevirostris or rogersi]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Himalayan or Indochinese Swiftlet ( Aerodramus [brevirostris or rogersi]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Himalayan or Indochinese Swiftlet ( Aerodramus [brevirostris or rogersi]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Himalayan or Indochinese Swiftlet ( Aerodramus [brevirostris or rogersi]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Himalayan or Indochinese Swiftlet ( Aerodramus [brevirostris or rogersi]) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 4] |
| Clements, version 2022: Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 4] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 4] |
| Clements, version 2015: Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 4] |
| Clements, version 2016: Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 4] |
| Clements, version 2017: Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 4] |
| Clements, version 2018: Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 4] |
| Clements, version 2019: Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 4] |
| eBird version 1.54: Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 4] |
| eBird version 2015: Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 4] |
| eBird version 2016: Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 4] |
| eBird version 2017: Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 4] |
| eBird version 2018: Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 4] |
| eBird version 2019: Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 4] |
| eBird version 2021: Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 4] |
| eBird version 2022: Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 4] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 5] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 5] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 5] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 5] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 5] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 5] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 5] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 5] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 5] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 5] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 5] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 5] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 5] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 5] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 5] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 5] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 5] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 5] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 5] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 5] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 4] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 4] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 4] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Aerodramus brevirostris [version 5] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species group (sometimes a species)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Aerodramus [brevirostris, vulcanorum or rogersi]
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Bengali: হিমালয়ী কুটিবাতাসি
Catalan: Salangana de l'Himàlaia
Czech: salangana himálajská
Welsh: Corgoblyn yr Himalaia
Danish: Himalayasalangan
German: Himalajasalangane, Himalayasalangane
English: Himalayan or Indochinese Swiftlet, Himalayan Swiftlet, Indian edible-nest swiftlet, Indochinese swiftlet
English, HBW: Himalayan Swiftlet
English (IOC): Himalayan Swiftlet
English (United States): Himalayan Swiftlet
Esperanto: Himalaja apuseto
Spanish: Salangana del Himalaya
Spanish (Spain): Salangana del Himalaya
Spanish (HBW): Himalayan Swiftlet
Estonian: põhjasalangaan
Finnish: himalajansalangaani
French: Salangane de l’Himalaya, Salangane de l'Himalaya, Salangane de l'Himalaya ou S. indochinoise
Galician: Salangana do Himalaia
Croatian: smeđa čiopica
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 or rogersi], Aerodramus brevirostris, Aerodramus brevirostris brevirostris, Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi, Aerodramus brevirostris vulcanorum, Aerodramus rogersi, Collocalia brevirostris, Collocalia brevirostris rogersi, Collocalia brevirostris vulcanorum, Hirundo brevirostris
Lithuanian: Himalajinis erodramas
Latvian: Himalaju svīrīte
Malay: Burung Layang-layang Himalaya
Nepali: ची“चिका गाÄथली
Dutch: Himalajasalangaan, Himalayasalangaan
Norwegian Nynorsk: Orientsalangan
Norwegian: Orientsalangan
Polish: salangana himalajska
Pinyin: duǎn-zuǐ jīn-sī-yàn
Portuguese: Salangana-dos-himalaias
Portuguese (Portugal): andorinhão-dos-himalaias
Rhaeto-Romance: Salangana dal Himalaya
Russian: Гималайская салангана
Slovak: salangána himalájska
Serbian: Himalajska čiopica
Swedish: Himalayasalangan
Thai: นกแอ่นพันธุ์หิมาลัย
Thai (Transliteration): nók àeen pʰan hì-maa-lay
Turkish: Himalaya Salanganası, Himalaya yelyutanı
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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