The mountain swiftlet is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is endemic to the island of New Guinea and the nearby islands of Karkar, Yapen and Goodenough. It was once placed in the genus Collocalia but has been moved, with many others, to Aerodramus. The species is divided into three subspecies, with the nominate, A. h. hirundinacea ranging over most of New Guinea, the subspecies A. h. excelsus occurring over 1600 m in the Snow Mountains and Cartenz peaks of Irian Jaya and A. h. baru being restricted to Yapen Island. It occurs in alpine areas from 500 m to the treeline. Its natural habitat is tropical moist montane forests and other mountainous habitats in New Guinea. It also occurs in lower numbers in the lowlands near hills. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Stresemann, EFT 1914)
Reference:
Verh. Orn. Gesell. Bayern
12 Heft1 p.7
Protonym:
Collocalia fuciphaga hirundinacea
Type locality:
Upper Utakwa River, southern Snow Mountains, New Guinea.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32642930
Avibase ID:
942DE41C6F8573C0
Avibase ID:
avibase-942DE41C
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/942DE41C
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 554952
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Mountain Swiftlet ( Collocalia hirundinacea) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Mountain Swiftlet ( Collocalia hirundinacea) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Mountain Swiftlet ( Collocalia hirundinacea) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Mountain Swiftlet ( Collocalia hirundinacea) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Mountain Swiftlet ( Collocalia hirundinacea) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Mountain Swiftlet ( Collocalia hirundinacea) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Mountain Swiftlet ( Collocalia hirundinacea) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Mountain Swiftlet ( Collocalia hirundinacea) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Mountain Swiftlet ( Collocalia hirundinacea) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Salangane de montagne ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Salangane de montagne ( Aerodramus hirundinacea) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Mountain Swiftlet ( Collocalia hirundinacea) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
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eBird version 1.55: Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinacea) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Collocalia hirundinacea [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Collocalia hirundinacea [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Collocalia hirundinacea [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Mountain Swiftlet ( Collocalia hirundinacea) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Mountain Swiftlet ( Collocalia hirundinacea) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinacea) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Mountain Swiftlet ( Aerodramus hirundinaceus) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Aerodramus hirundinaceus [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Aerodramus hirundinaceus [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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