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Himalayan Swiftlet (Himalayan)
Aerodramus brevirostris [brevirostris] (= 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
pt.7, no.82 p.155
Imprint year:
1839
Protonym:
Hirundo brevirostris
Type locality:
Assam.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/96163#page/685/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
5AA06609E644455B
Avibase ID:
avibase-5AA06609
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/5AA06609
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 693253
English:
Himalayan Swiftlet [brevirostris]
Afrikaans:
Himalajawindswaeltjie (Himalaja-)
Azerbaijani:
Qısadimdik uzunqanad (brevirostris/innominatus yarımnövü)
Bulgarian:
Хималайски малък бързолет (ssp. brevirostris/innominatus)
Catalan:
salangana de l'Himàlaia (brevirostris/innominatus)
Czech:
salangana himálajská (ssp. brevirostris/innominatus)
Danish:
Himalayasalangan (Almindelig)
German:
Himalajasalangane (brevirostris/innominatus)
Spanish:
Salangana del Himalaya (Himalaya)
Spanish (Spain):
Salangana del Himalaya (Himalaya)
Finnish:
himalajansalangaani (brevirostris/innominatus)
French:
Salangane de l'Himalaya [brevirostris]
Croatian:
smeđa čiopica (himalajska)
Japanese (romaji):
himarayaanatsubame (brevirostris/innominatus)
Japanese:
ヒマラヤアナツバメ（brevirostris／innominatus）
Korean:
황해쇠칼새 (brevirostris/innominatus)
Nepali:
चीँचिका गौँथली (Himalayan)
Dutch:
Himalayasalangaan (Himalaya)
Norwegian:
orientsalangan (brevirostris/innominatus)
Polish:
salangana himalajska (brevirostris/innominatus)
Portuguese (Portugal):
andorinhão-dos-himalaias (brevirostris/innominatus)
Russian:
Гималайская салангана (brevirostris/innominatus)
Slovak:
salangána himalájska (skup.)
Serbian:
Himalajska čiopica (himalajska)
Swedish:
himalayasalangan (brevirostris/innominatus)
Thai:
นกแอ่นพันธุ์หิมาลัย (หิมาลัย)
Turkish:
Himalaya yelyutanı (brevirostris/innominatus)
Ukrainian:
Салангана гімалайська (підвид brevirostris/innominatus)
Chinese:
短嘴金丝燕（喜山）
Chinese (Traditional):
短嘴金絲燕(brevirostris/innominatus)
Himalayan Swiftlet [brevirostris]
Afrikaans:
Himalajawindswaeltjie (Himalaja-)
Azerbaijani:
Qısadimdik uzunqanad (brevirostris/innominatus yarımnövü)
Bulgarian:
Хималайски малък бързолет (ssp. brevirostris/innominatus)
Catalan:
salangana de l'Himàlaia (brevirostris/innominatus)
Czech:
salangana himálajská (ssp. brevirostris/innominatus)
Danish:
Himalayasalangan (Almindelig)
German:
Himalajasalangane (brevirostris/innominatus)
Spanish:
Salangana del Himalaya (Himalaya)
Spanish (Spain):
Salangana del Himalaya (Himalaya)
Finnish:
himalajansalangaani (brevirostris/innominatus)
French:
Salangane de l'Himalaya [brevirostris]
Croatian:
smeđa čiopica (himalajska)
Japanese (romaji):
himarayaanatsubame (brevirostris/innominatus)
Japanese:
ヒマラヤアナツバメ（brevirostris／innominatus）
Korean:
황해쇠칼새 (brevirostris/innominatus)
Nepali:
चीँचिका गौँथली (Himalayan)
Dutch:
Himalayasalangaan (Himalaya)
Norwegian:
orientsalangan (brevirostris/innominatus)
Polish:
salangana himalajska (brevirostris/innominatus)
Portuguese (Portugal):
andorinhão-dos-himalaias (brevirostris/innominatus)
Russian:
Гималайская салангана (brevirostris/innominatus)
Slovak:
salangána himalájska (skup.)
Serbian:
Himalajska čiopica (himalajska)
Swedish:
himalayasalangan (brevirostris/innominatus)
Thai:
นกแอ่นพันธุ์หิมาลัย (หิมาลัย)
Turkish:
Himalaya yelyutanı (brevirostris/innominatus)
Ukrainian:
Салангана гімалайська (підвид brevirostris/innominatus)
Chinese:
短嘴金丝燕（喜山）
Chinese (Traditional):
短嘴金絲燕(brevirostris/innominatus)
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Himalayan Swiftlet [brevirostris] ( Aerodramus brevirostris [brevirostris]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Himalayan Swiftlet [brevirostris] ( Aerodramus brevirostris [brevirostris]) |
| 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] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): 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] |
| eBird version 2021: Himalayan Swiftlet (Himalayan) ( Aerodramus brevirostris brevirostris/innominatus) [version 4] |
| eBird version 2022: Himalayan Swiftlet (Himalayan) ( Aerodramus brevirostris brevirostris/innominatus) [version 4] |
| eBird version 2023: Himalayan Swiftlet (Himalayan) ( Aerodramus brevirostris brevirostris/innominatus) [version 4] |
| eBird version 2024: Himalayan Swiftlet (Himalayan) ( Aerodramus brevirostris brevirostris/innominatus) [version 4] |
| eBird version 2025: Himalayan Swiftlet (Himalayan) ( Aerodramus brevirostris brevirostris/innominatus) [version 4] |
| 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, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Himalayan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus brevirostris) [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Aerodramus brevirostris
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Himalajawindswaeltjie (Himalaja-)
Azerbaijani: Qısadimdik uzunqanad (brevirostris/innominatus yarımnövü)
Bulgarian: Хималайски малък бързолет (ssp. brevirostris/innominatus)
Bengali: চভারয়ী কুটিফাতাচ , হিমালয়ী কুটিবাতাসি
Bengali (transliteration): himālaẏī kuṭibātāsi
Catalan: Salangana de l'Himàlaia, salangana de l'Himàlaia (brevirostris/innominatus)
Czech: Salangana himálajská, salangana himálajská (ssp. brevirostris/innominatus)
Danish: Himalayasalangan, Himalayasalangan (Almindelig)
German: Himalajasalangane (brevirostris/innominatus), Himalaya Salangane, Himalayasalangane
English: Edible-nest Swiftlet, Himalayan Swift, Himalayan Swiftlet, Himalayan Swiftlet (Himalayan), Himalayan Swiftlet [brevirostris], Indian Edible-nest Swiftlet, Indochinese swiftlet
[ENAV]: Himalayan Swiftlet (Himalayan)
English, HBW: Himalayan Swiftlet (Himalayan)
English (IOC): Himalayan Swiftlet (Himalayan)
English (United States): Himalayan Swiftlet (Himalayan)
Esperanto: Himalaja apuseto
Spanish: Rabitojo Himalayo, Salangana del Himalaya, Salangana del Himalaya (Himalaya)
Spanish (Spain): Salangana del Himalaya, Salangana del Himalaya (brevirostris/innominatus), Salangana del Himalaya (Himalaya)
Spanish (HBW): Himalayan Swiftlet (Himalayan)
Estonian: põhjasalangaan
Finnish: Himalajansalangaani, himalajansalangaani (brevirostris/innominatus)
French: Salangane de l'Himalaya, Salangane de l'Himalaya (nominale), Salangane de l'Himalaya [brevirostris ou innominatus], Salangane de l'Himalaya [brevirostris]
French (Guyane): Salangane de l'Himalaya (brevirostris/innominatus)
Croatian: smeđa čiopica (himalajska)
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), ヒマラヤアナツバメ（brevirostris／innominatus）
Japanese (Kanji): ヒマラヤ穴燕
Korean: 황해쇠칼새, 황해쇠칼새 (brevirostris/innominatus)
Scientific: Aerodramus brevirostris, Aerodramus brevirostris [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, चीँचिका गौँथली (Himalayan)
Dutch: Himalaja-salangaan, Himalayasalangaan, Himalayasalangaan (Himalaya), Salangaan
Norwegian: Orientsalangan, orientsalangan (brevirostris/innominatus)
Polish: salangana himalajska, salangana himalajska (brevirostris/innominatus)
Pinyin: duǎn-zuǐ jīn-sī-yàn
Portuguese (Portugal): andorinhão-dos-himalaias (brevirostris/innominatus)
Russian: Гималайская салангана, Гималайская салангана (brevirostris/innominatus), Салангана гималайская
Slovak: salangána himalájska, salangána himalájska (skup.)
Serbian: Himalajska čiopica (himalajska)
Swedish: Himalayasalangan, himalayasalangan (brevirostris/innominatus)
Thai: นกแอ่นพันธุ์หิมาลัย, นกแอ่นพันธุ์หิมาลัย (brevirostris/innominatus), นกแอ่นพันธุ์หิมาลัย (หิมาลัย)
Thai (Transliteration): nók àeen pʰan hì-maa-lay
Turkish: Himalaya Salanganası, Himalaya Salanganası (brevirostris/innominatus), Himalaya yelyutanı (brevirostris/innominatus)
Ukrainian: Салангана гімалайська, Салангана гімалайська (підвид brevirostris/innominatus)
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（喜山）, 短嘴金丝燕（喜马拉雅）, 短嘴金絲燕
[ZHHK]: 短嘴金絲燕 (brevirostris/innominatus)
Chinese (Traditional): 短嘴金絲燕, 短嘴金絲燕( brevirostris/innominatus), 短嘴金絲燕(brevirostris/innominatus), 短嘴金絲燕(喜馬拉雅)
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