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Dark-rumped Swift

Apus acuticauda (Jerdon, TC 1864)

The dark-rumped swift is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is found in Bhutan and Northeast India and is a vagrant to Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Apodiformes
Family:
  Apodidae
Genus:
   Apus
Scientific:
  Apus acuticauda

Original description

Citation:
  (Jerdon, TC 1864)

Reference:
   Birds India 3 ("2 pt2") p.870

Protonym:
  Cypselus acuticauda

Type locality:
  Nepal.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36723681

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  2FAB9911C215B75F

Avibase ID:
  avibase-2FAB9911

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/2FAB9911

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 555013


VULNERABLE

Geographic range:

  • Apus acuticauda: Breeds ne India >Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand and Nepal
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Dark-rumped Swift
Catalan:
Falciot d'Assam
Czech:
rorýs temný
Danish:
Mørkgumpet Sejler
German:
Glanzrückensegler
Spanish:
Vencejo de los Khasi
Spanish (Spain):
Vencejo de Los Khasi
Finnish:
nepalinkiitäjä
French:
Martinet d'Assam
Croatian:
asamska čiopa
Hungarian:
fényeshátú sarlósfecske
Italian:
Rondone groppascura
Japanese (romaji):
seguroamatsubame
Japanese:
セグロアマツバメ
Lithuanian:
Tamsiasturplis čiurlys
Dutch:
Zwartruggierzwaluw
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Khasiseglar
Norwegian:
Khasiseiler
Polish:
jerzyk ostrosterny
Portuguese:
andorinhão-de-assão
Portuguese (Portugal):
andorinhão-de-dorso-escuro
Russian:
Блестящий стриж
Slovak:
dážďovník tmavochrbtý
Serbian:
Butanska čiopa
Swedish:
mörkryggig seglare
Ukrainian:
Серпокрилець гімалайський
Chinese:
暗背雨燕
Chinese (Traditional):
暗腰雨燕

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Martinet d'Assam ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Martinet de l'Assam ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
Clements 1st edition:
Dark-backed Swift ( Apus acuticaudus) [version 2]
Clements, version 2021:
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Dark-backed Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
Clements 4th edition:
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
Clements 6th edition:
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
eBird version 1.52:
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
eBird version 1.54:
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
eBird version 1.55:
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
eBird version 2015:
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
eBird version 2016:
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
eBird version 2017:
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
eBird version 2018:
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
eBird version 2019:
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
eBird version 2021:
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
eBird version 2022:
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
eBird version 2023:
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Dark-backed Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Dark-backed Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Apus acuticauda acuticauda [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Apus acuticauda acuticauda [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Dark-backed Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
Oriental Bird Club:
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Apus acuticaudus [version 2]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Apus acuticaudus [version 2]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Apus acuticaudus [version 2]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 2]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Apus acuticauda [version 2]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Apus acuticauda [version 2]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Apus [acuticauda or cooki] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Bengali: কামরামকাভয ফাতাচ঳
Bengali (transliteration): kālōkōmara bātāsi
Catalan: Falciot d'Assam
Czech: rorýs temný, Rorýs tmavohrbetý
Danish: Mørkgumpet Sejler
German: Glanzrückensegler
English: Dark rumped Swift, Dark-backed Swift, Dark-rumped Swift, Khasi Hills Swift
English, HBW: Dark-rumped Swift
English (IOC): Dark-rumped Swift
English (United States): Dark-rumped Swift
Esperanto: Malhelpuga apuso
Spanish: Vencejo de Espalda Oscura, Vencejo de los Khasi
Spanish (Spain): Vencejo de Los Khasi
Spanish (HBW): Dark-rumped Swift
Estonian: kirdeindia piiritaja, kirdeindia piiritaja (kirdeindia piirpääsuke), kirdeindia piirpääsuke
Finnish: Nepalinkiitäjä
French: Martinet d'Assam, Martinet de l'Assam
Croatian: asamska čiopa
Hungarian: fényeshátú sarlósfecske
Italian: Rondone dorsoscuro, Rondone groppascura
Japanese (romaji): se-guro ama-tsubame, seguroamatsubame
Japanese: セグロアマツバメ
Japanese (Kanji): 背黒雨燕
Scientific: Apus acuticauda, Apus acuticauda acuticauda, Apus acuticaudus, C.[ypselus] acuticauda [sic]
Lithuanian: Tamsiasturplis čiurlys
Dutch: Zwartruggierzwaluw
Norwegian Nynorsk: Khasiseglar
Norwegian: Khasiseiler
Polish: jerzyk himalajski, jerzyk ostrosterny
Pinyin: àn-bèi cì-wěi yǔ-yàn, àn-bèi yǔ-yàn
Portuguese: andorinhão-de-assão
Portuguese (Portugal): andorinhão-de-dorso-escuro
Russian: Блестящий стриж, Стриж с темным надхвостьем
Sinhalese (Transliteration): Nithamba-anduru Thurithaya
Slovak: dážďovník tmavochrbtý
Serbian: Butanska čiopa
Swedish: Mörkryggad seglare, mörkryggig seglare
Thai: นกแอ่นท้องลาย
Thai (Transliteration): nók àeen tʰóaaŋ-laay
Turkish: Benekli ebabil
Ukrainian: Серпокрилець гімалайський
Chinese: 暗背刺尾雨燕, 暗背雨燕
Chinese (Traditional): 暗背刺尾雨燕, 暗背雨燕, 暗腰刺尾雨燕, 暗腰雨燕

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