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Himalayan Swiftlet
Aerodramus brevirostris (Horsfield, 1840)
The Himalayan Swiftlet, Aerodramus brevirostris, 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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Order:
Apodiformes
Family:
Apodidae
Genus:
Aerodramus
Scientific:
Aerodramus brevirostris
Citation:
(Horsfield, 1840)
Reference:
Proc.Zool.Soc.London(1839) p.155
Protonym:
Hirundo brevirostris
Avibase ID:
5AA06609E644455B
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/5AA06609
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
Source: Clements checklist
Himalayan Swiftlet
Catalan:
Salangana de l'Himàlaia
Czech:
salangana himálajská
Danish:
Himalayasalangan
German:
Himalayasalangane
Spanish:
Rabitojo Himalayo
Spanish (Spain):
Salangana del Himalaya
Finnish:
himalajansalangaani
French:
Salangane de l'Himalaya
Hungarian:
himalájai szalangána
Italian:
Salangana dell'Himalaya
Japanese (romaji):
himarayaanatsubame
Japanese:
ヒマラヤアナツバメ
Lithuanian:
Himalajinis erodramas
Dutch:
Himalayasalangaan
Norwegian:
Orientsalangan
Polish:
salangana himalajska
Russian:
Гималайская салангана
Slovak:
salangána himalájska
Swedish:
Himalayasalangan
Ukrainian:
Салангана гімалайська
Chinese:
短嘴金丝燕
Chinese (Traditional):
短嘴金絲燕
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Himalayan Swiftlet ( Collocalia brevirostris) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Himalayan Swiftlet ( Collocalia brevirostris) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Himalayan Swiftlet ( Collocalia brevirostris) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Himalayan Swiftlet ( Collocalia brevirostris) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Himalayan Swiftlet ( Collocalia brevirostris) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Himalayan Swiftlet ( Collocalia brevirostris) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Himalayan Swiftlet ( Collocalia brevirostris) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Himalayan Swiftlet ( Collocalia brevirostris) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Himalayan Swiftlet ( Collocalia brevirostris) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Salangane de l'Himalaya ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Himalayan Swiftlet ( Collocalia brevirostris) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Himalayan Swiftlet (Himalayan) ( Aerodramus brevirostris brevirostris/innominatus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Himalayan Swiftlet (Himalayan) ( Aerodramus brevirostris brevirostris/innominatus) [version 4] |
| eBird version 2015: Himalayan Swiftlet (Himalayan) ( Aerodramus brevirostris brevirostris/innominatus) [version 4] |
| eBird version 2016: Himalayan Swiftlet (Himalayan) ( Aerodramus brevirostris brevirostris/innominatus) [version 4] |
| eBird version 2017: Himalayan Swiftlet (Himalayan) ( Aerodramus brevirostris brevirostris/innominatus) [version 4] |
| eBird version 2018: Himalayan Swiftlet (Himalayan) ( Aerodramus brevirostris brevirostris/innominatus) [version 4] |
| eBird version 2019: Himalayan Swiftlet (Himalayan) ( Aerodramus brevirostris brevirostris/innominatus) [version 4] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) |
| Oriental Bird Club: Himalayan Swiftlet ( Collocalia brevirostris) |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Himalayan Swiftlet ( Collocalia brevirostris) |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Himalayan Swiftlet ( Collocalia brevirostris) |
| Sibley and Monroe 2nd edition (1996): Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Aerodramus [brevirostris or rogersi]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
Bengali: হিমালয়ী কুটিবাতাসি
Catalan: Salangana de l'Himàlaia
Czech: Salangana himálajská
Danish: Himalayasalangan
German: Himalaya Salangane, Himalayasalangane
English: Edible-nest Swiftlet, Himalayan Swift, Himalayan Swiftlet, Himalayan Swiftlet (Himalayan), Indian Edible-nest Swiftlet, Indochinese swiftlet
English (IOC): Himalayan Swiftlet (Himalayan)
Spanish: Rabitojo Himalayo, Salangana del Himalaya
Spanish (Spain): Salangana del Himalaya, Salangana del Himalaya (brevirostris/innominatus)
Spanish (HBW): Himalayan Swiftlet (Himalayan)
Estonian: põhjasalangaan
Finnish: Himalajansalangaani
French: Salangane de l'Himalaya, Salangane de l'Himalaya (nominale), Salangane de l'Himalaya [brevirostris ou innominatus]
Hungarian: himalájai szalangána
Indonesian: Burung Walet Gunung
Italian: Salangana dell'Himalaya
Japanese (romaji): himaraya ana-tsubame, himarayaanatsubame, Himaraya-anatsubame, himarayaanatsubame (brevirostris/innominatus)
Japanese: ヒマラヤアナツバメ, ヒマラヤアナツバメ (brevirostris/innominatus)
Japanese (Kanji): ヒマラヤ穴燕
Korean: 황해쇠칼새
Scientific: Aerodramus brevirostris, Aerodramus brevirostris brevirostris, Aerodramus brevirostris brevirostris/innominatus, Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi, Aerodramus brevirostris vulcanorum, Aerodramus rogersi, Collocalia brevirostris, Collocalia brevirostris 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: Himalaja-salangaan, Himalayasalangaan, Himalayasalangaan (Himalaya), Salangaan
Norwegian: Orientsalangan, orientsalangan (brevirostris/innominatus)
Polish: salangana himalajska
Pinyin: duǎn-zuǐ jīn-sī-yàn
Russian: Гималайская салангана, Салангана гималайская
Slovak: salangána himalájska
Swedish: Himalayasalangan, himalayasalangan (brevirostris/innominatus)
Thai: นกแอ่นพันธุ์หิมาลัย, นกแอ่นพันธุ์หิมาลัย (brevirostris/innominatus)
Thai (Transliteration): nók àeen pʰan hì-maa-lay
Turkish: Himalaya Salanganası, Himalaya Salanganası (brevirostris/innominatus)
Ukrainian: Салангана гімалайська
Vietnamese: Chim Yến Đông Dương, Chim Yến núi, Yến núi, Yến núi đuôi rộng
Chinese: 短嘴金丝燕, 短嘴金丝燕（喜马拉雅）, 短嘴金絲燕
Chinese (Traditional): 短嘴金絲燕, 短嘴金絲燕(喜馬拉雅)
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