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Uniform Swiftlet

Aerodramus vanikorensis (Quoy, JRC; Gaimard, JP 1832)

The uniform swiftlet,, also known as the Vanikoro or lowland swiftlet, is a gregarious, medium-sized swiftlet with a shallowly forked tail. The colouring is dark grey-brown, darker on the upperparts with somewhat paler underparts, especially on chin and throat. This species is widespread from the Philippines through Wallacea, New Guinea and Melanesia. It forages for flying insects primarily in lowland forests and open areas. It nests in caves where it uses its sense of echolocation, rare in birds, to navigate. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Apodiformes
Family:
  Apodidae
Genus:
   Aerodramus
Scientific:
  Aerodramus vanikorensis

Original description

Citation:
  (Quoy, JRC; Gaimard, JP 1832)

Reference:
   Voy. Astrolabe [Dumont D'Urville], Zool. 1 p.206 AtlasOis. pl.12 fig.3

Imprint year:
  1830

Protonym:
  Hirundo vanikorensis

Type locality:
  Island of Vanikoro.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2064262

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  4ADF31A6034F042D

Avibase ID:
  avibase-4ADF31A6

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/4ADF31A6

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 178019

Geographic range:

  • Aerodramus vanikorensis: Sulawesi region, Moluccas, New Guinea region, Bismarck Archipelago, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu
  • Aerodramus vanikorensis vanikorensis: Temotu (southeastern Solomon Islands) and Vanuatu
  • Aerodramus vanikorensis aenigma: central and southeastern Sulawesi and Muna Island
  • Aerodramus vanikorensis heinrichi: southern Sulawesi
  • Aerodramus vanikorensis moluccarum: southern Moluccas (Seram region including Ambon and Gorong, and Banda, Tayandu, and Kai islands)
  • Aerodramus vanikorensis waigeuensis: northern Moluccas (Morotai and Halmahera) and Raja Ampat Islands (off western New Guinea)
  • Aerodramus vanikorensis steini: Numfor and Biak (Cenderawasih Bay, off northwestern New Guinea)
  • Aerodramus vanikorensis yorki: New Guinea, including Aru Islands (off southwestern New Guinea) and D'Entrecasteaux Archipelago (off southeastern New Guinea)
  • Aerodramus vanikorensis tagulae: Trobriand Islands, Woodlark Group, and Louisiade Archipelago (off southeastern New Guinea)
  • Aerodramus vanikorensis coultasi: Admiralty Islands (Manus, Rambutyo, and Los Negros) and St. Matthias Islands
  • Aerodramus vanikorensis pallens: New Hanover, Dyaul, New Ireland, and New Britain (eastern Bismarck Archipelago)
  • Aerodramus vanikorensis lihirensis: Lihir, Feni, Tabar, Nuguria, and Hibernian islands (east of New Ireland, northeastern Bismarck Archipelago)
  • Aerodramus vanikorensis lugubris: Solomon Islands
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Source: Clements checklist
English:
Uniform Swiftlet
Catalan:
Salangana de l'illa Vanikoro
Czech:
salangana vanikorská
Danish:
Ensfarvet Salangan
German:
Einfarbsalangane
Spanish:
Salangana de Vanikoro
Spanish (Spain):
Salangana de Vanikoro
Finnish:
alankosalangaani
French:
Salangane de Vanikoro
Croatian:
siva čiopica
Hungarian:
egyszínű szalangána
Italian:
Salangana uniforme
Japanese (romaji):
mujianatsubame
Japanese:
ムジアナツバメ
Lithuanian:
Pilkasis erodramas
Dutch:
Grijze Salangaan
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Monsunsalangan
Norwegian:
Monsunsalangan
Polish:
salangana jednobarwna
Portuguese:
salangana-uniforme
Portuguese (Portugal):
andorinhão-uniforme
Russian:
Серая салангана
Slovak:
salangána ostrovná
Serbian:
Jednobojna čiopica
Swedish:
enfärgad salangan
Ukrainian:
Салангана бура
Chinese:
纯色金丝燕
Chinese (Traditional):
純色金絲燕

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Uniform Swiftlet ( Aerodramus vanikorensis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Uniform Swiftlet ( Aerodramus vanikorensis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Uniform Swiftlet ( Aerodramus vanikorensis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Uniform Swiftlet ( Aerodramus vanikorensis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Uniform Swiftlet ( Aerodramus vanikorensis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Uniform Swiftlet ( Aerodramus vanikorensis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Uniform Swiftlet ( Aerodramus vanikorensis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Uniform Swiftlet ( Aerodramus vanikorensis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Uniform Swiftlet ( Aerodramus vanikorensis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Uniform Swiftlet ( Aerodramus vanikorensis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Uniform Swiftlet ( Aerodramus vanikorensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Uniform Swiftlet ( Collocalia vanikorensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Uniform Swiftlet ( Collocalia vanikorensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Uniform Swiftlet ( Collocalia vanikorensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
Uniform Swiftlet ( Collocalia vanikorensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Uniform Swiftlet ( Collocalia vanikorensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Uniform Swiftlet ( Collocalia vanikorensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Uniform Swiftlet ( Collocalia vanikorensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Uniform Swiftlet ( Collocalia vanikorensis) [version 1]
Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds:
Uniform Swiftlet ( Aerodramus vanikorensis)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Salangane de Vanikoro ( Aerodramus vanikorensis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Uniform Swiftlet ( Aerodramus vanikorensis) [version 4]
Clements, version 2022:
Uniform Swiftlet ( Aerodramus vanikorensis) [version 4]
Clements, version 2023:
Uniform Swiftlet ( Aerodramus vanikorensis) [version 4]
Clements, version 2024:
Uniform Swiftlet ( Aerodramus vanikorensis) [version 4]
Clements 4th edition:
Uniform Swiftlet ( Collocalia vanikorensis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Uniform Swiftlet ( Aerodramus vanikorensis) [version 4]
Clements, version 2015:
Uniform Swiftlet ( Aerodramus vanikorensis) [version 4]
Clements, version 2016:
Uniform Swiftlet ( Aerodramus vanikorensis) [version 4]
Clements, version 2017:
Uniform Swiftlet ( Aerodramus vanikorensis) [version 4]
Clements, version 2018:
Uniform Swiftlet ( Aerodramus vanikorensis) [version 4]
Clements, version 2019:
Uniform Swiftlet ( Aerodramus vanikorensis) [version 4]
eBird version 1.55:
Uniform Swiftlet ( Aerodramus vanikorensis) [version 4]
eBird version 2015:
Uniform Swiftlet ( Aerodramus vanikorensis) [version 4]
eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
Uniform Swiftlet ( Aerodramus vanikorensis) [version 4]
eBird version 2019:
Uniform Swiftlet ( Aerodramus vanikorensis) [version 4]
eBird version 2021:
Uniform Swiftlet ( Aerodramus vanikorensis) [version 4]
eBird version 2022:
Uniform Swiftlet ( Aerodramus vanikorensis) [version 4]
eBird version 2023:
Uniform Swiftlet ( Aerodramus vanikorensis) [version 4]
eBird version 2024:
Uniform Swiftlet ( Aerodramus vanikorensis) [version 4]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Uniform Swiftlet ( Aerodramus vanikorensis)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Uniform Swiftlet ( Aerodramus vanikorensis)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Uniform Swiftlet ( Aerodramus vanikorensis) [version 4]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Uniform Swiftlet ( Aerodramus vanikorensis) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Uniform Swiftlet ( Aerodramus vanikorensis) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Uniform Swiftlet ( Aerodramus vanikorensis) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Uniform Swiftlet ( Aerodramus vanikorensis) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Uniform Swiftlet ( Aerodramus vanikorensis) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Uniform Swiftlet ( Aerodramus vanikorensis) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Uniform Swiftlet ( Aerodramus vanikorensis) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Uniform Swiftlet ( Aerodramus vanikorensis) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Uniform Swiftlet ( Aerodramus vanikorensis) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Uniform Swiftlet ( Aerodramus vanikorensis) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Uniform Swiftlet ( Aerodramus vanikorensis) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Uniform Swiftlet ( Aerodramus vanikorensis) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Uniform Swiftlet ( Aerodramus vanikorensis) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Uniform Swiftlet ( Aerodramus vanikorensis) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Uniform Swiftlet ( Aerodramus vanikorensis) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Uniform Swiftlet ( Aerodramus vanikorensis) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Uniform Swiftlet ( Aerodramus vanikorensis) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Uniform Swiftlet ( Aerodramus vanikorensis) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Uniform Swiftlet ( Aerodramus vanikorensis) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Uniform Swiftlet ( Aerodramus vanikorensis) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Uniform Swiftlet ( Aerodramus vanikorensis) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Uniform Swiftlet ( Aerodramus vanikorensis) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Uniform Swiftlet ( Aerodramus vanikorensis) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Uniform Swiftlet ( Aerodramus vanikorensis) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Uniform Swiftlet ( Aerodramus vanikorensis) [version 4]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Collocalia vanikorensis
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Collocalia vanikorensis [version 2]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Collocalia vanikorensis [version 2]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Uniform Swiftlet ( Collocalia vanikorensis)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Uniform Swiftlet ( Collocalia vanikorensis)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Uniform Swiftlet ( Aerodramus vanikorensis) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Aerodramus [vanikorensis or amelis] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

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Catalan: Salangana de l'illa Vanikoro
Czech: Salangana vanikorská
Danish: Ensfarvet Salangan
German: Einfarbsalangane, Einfarb-Salangane, Einfrabsalangane, Vanikorosalangane
English: Gray Swiftlet, Grey Swiftlet, Island Swiftlet, Lowland Swiftlet, Uniform Swiftlet, Vanikoro Swiftlet
English, HBW: Uniform Swiftlet (Uniform)
English (IOC): Uniform Swiftlet
English (United States): Uniform Swiftlet
Esperanto: Vanikora apuseto
Spanish: Rabitojo Uniforme, Salangana de Vanikoro
Spanish (Spain): Salangana de Vanikoro
Spanish (HBW): Uniform Swiftlet
Estonian: pruunsalangaan
Finnish: Alankosalangaani
French: Salangane de Vanikoro
Croatian: siva čiopica
Hungarian: egyszínű szalangána
Indonesian: Ta-ladi-ladi, Walet Polos
Italian: Salangana unicolore, Salangana uniforme
Japanese (romaji): mujianatsubame
Japanese: ムジアナツバメ
Scientific: Aerodramus vanikorensis, Aerodramus vanikorensis vanikorensis, Collocalia vanicorensis, Collocalia vanikorensis, Hirundo vanikorensis
Lithuanian: Pilkasis erodramas
Dutch: Grijze Salangaan
Norwegian Nynorsk: Monsunsalangan
Norwegian: Monsunsalangan
Palauan: Chesisekiaid
Polish: salangana jednobarwna
Portuguese: salangana-uniforme
Portuguese (Portugal): andorinhão-uniforme
Russian: Нарядная салангана, Салангана нарядная, Серая салангана
Slovak: salangána ostrovná
Serbian: Jednobojna čiopica
Swedish: Enfärgad salangan
Turkish: Vanikoro yelyutanı
Ukrainian: Салангана бура
Chinese: 纯色金丝燕
Chinese (Traditional): 純色金絲燕

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