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Tahiti or Atiu Swiftlet
Aerodramus [leucophaeus or sawtelli] (= Aerodramus leucophaeus) (Peale, TR 1849)
The Tahiti swiftlet or Polynesian swiftlet is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. While often compared to the Marquesan Swiftlet, this bird is often more pale faced. The subspecies is the Monotypic which means it does not include a subspecies. Source: Wikipedia
Classification
Order:Apodiformes
Family:
Apodidae
Genus:
Aerodramus
Scientific:
Aerodramus leucophaeus
Original description
Citation:
(Peale, TR 1849)
Reference:
U.S. Explor. Exped. [Wilkes]
8 p.178
Imprint year:
1848
Protonym:
Macropteryx leucophaeus
Type locality:
Tahiti.
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
61BC7299DD1DCDC9
Avibase ID:
avibase-61BC7299
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/61BC7299
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 554967
Geographic range:
- Aerodramus sawtelli: Atiu (s Cook Archipelago)
- Aerodramus leucophaeus: E Society Islands (Tahiti and Moorea)
Source: Clements checklist
Tahiti or Atiu Swiftlet
French:
Salangane de la Société ou S. de Cook
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Tahiti or Atiu Swiftlet ( Aerodramus [leucophaeus or sawtelli]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Tahiti or Atiu Swiftlet ( Aerodramus [leucophaeus or sawtelli]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Tahiti or Atiu Swiftlet ( Aerodramus [leucophaeus or sawtelli]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Tahiti or Atiu Swiftlet ( Aerodramus [leucophaeus or sawtelli]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Tahiti or Atiu Swiftlet ( Aerodramus [leucophaeus or sawtelli]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Tahiti or Atiu Swiftlet ( Aerodramus [leucophaeus or sawtelli]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Tahiti or Atiu Swiftlet ( Aerodramus [leucophaeus or sawtelli]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Tahiti or Atiu Swiftlet ( Aerodramus [leucophaeus or sawtelli]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Tahiti or Atiu Swiftlet ( Aerodramus [leucophaeus or sawtelli]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Tahiti or Atiu Swiftlet ( Aerodramus [leucophaeus or sawtelli]) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Salangane de la Société ( Aerodramus leucophaeus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Polynesian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus leucophaeus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Polynesian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus leucophaeus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Polynesian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus leucophaeus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Polynesian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus leucophaeus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Polynesian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus leucophaeus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Polynesian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus leucophaeus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Polynesian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus leucophaeus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Polynesian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus leucophaeus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Polynesian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus leucophaeus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Polynesian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus leucophaeus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Polynesian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus leucophaeus) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Collocalia leucophaea leucophaea [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Collocalia leucophaea leucophaea [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Aerodramus leucophaeus [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species group (sometimes a species)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Aerodramus [leucophaeus, sawtelli or ocistus]
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Catalan: Salangana de la Polinèsia
Czech: Salangana tahitská
Danish: Tahitisalangan
German: Polynesiensalangane, Tahitisalangane, Thaiti Salangane
English: Polynesian Swiftlet, South Pacific Swiftlet, Tahiti or Atiu Swiftlet, Tahiti Swiftlet, Tahitian Swiftlet
Esperanto: Polinezia apuseto
Spanish: Rabitojo de Tahití, Salangana Polinesia
Estonian: polüneesia salangaan
Finnish: Tahitinsalangaani
French: Salangane de la Société, Salangane de la Société ou S. de Cook, Salangane de Polynésie, Salangane de Tahiti
Hungarian: tahiti szalangána
Italian: Salangana di Polinesia, Salangana di Tahiti
Japanese (romaji): tahichianatsubame
Japanese: タヒチアナツバメ
Scientific: Aerodramus [leucophaeus or sawtelli], Aerodramus leucophaea, Aerodramus leucophaeus, Aerodramus leucophaeus leucophaeus, Collocalia leucophaea, Collocalia leucophaea leucophaea, Collocalia leucophaeus, Collocalia thespesia, Macropteryx leucophaeus
Lithuanian: Polinezinis erodramas
Dutch: Tahitisalangaan, Tahiti-salangaan
Norwegian: Tahitisalangan
Polish: salangana czarna
Russian: Салангана полинезийская, Таитянская салангана
Slovak: salangána čierna
Swedish: Tahitisalangan
Tahitian: ope'a
Ukrainian: Салангана таїтійська
Chinese: 塔岛金丝燕
Chinese (Traditional): 波里尼西亞金絲燕
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