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Seychelles Swiftlet
Aerodramus elaphrus (Oberholser, HC 1906)
The Seychelles swiftlet is a small bird of the swift family. It is found only in the Seychelles Islands in the Indian Ocean. Source: Wikipedia
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Apodiformes
Family:
Apodidae
Genus:
Aerodramus
Scientific:
Aerodramus elaphrus
Classification
Order:Apodiformes
Family:
Apodidae
Genus:
Aerodramus
Scientific:
Aerodramus elaphrus
Original description
Citation:
(Oberholser, HC 1906)
Reference:
Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia
58 p.180,188
Protonym:
Collocalia fuciphaga elaphra
Type locality:
Mahe' Island, Seychelles.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/30129#page/190/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
C983661FDD6AAE45
Avibase ID:
avibase-C983661F
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/C983661F
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 554947
VULNERABLE
English:
Seychelles Swiftlet
Catalan:
Salangana de les Seychelles
Czech:
salangana seychelská
Danish:
Seychellersalangan
German:
Seychellensalangane
Spanish:
Salangana de Las Seychelles
Spanish (Spain):
Salangana de las Seychelles
Finnish:
seychelliensalangaani
French:
Salangane des Seychelles
Croatian:
sejšelska čiopica
Hungarian:
seychelle-szigeteki szalangána
Italian:
Salangana delle Seychelles
Japanese (romaji):
se-sheruanatsubame
Japanese:
セーシェルアナツバメ
Lithuanian:
Seišelinis erodramas
Dutch:
Seychellensalangaan
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Seychellsalangan
Norwegian:
Seychellsalangan
Polish:
salangana seszelska
Portuguese:
salangana-das-seicheles
Portuguese (Portugal):
andorinhão-das-seicheles
Russian:
Сейшельская салангана
Slovak:
salangána seychelská
Serbian:
Sejšelska čiopica
Swedish:
seychellsalangan
Ukrainian:
Салангана сейшельська
Chinese:
塞舌尔金丝燕
Chinese (Traditional):
塞席爾金絲燕
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| Avilist 2025: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Collocalia elaphra) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Collocalia elaphra) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Collocalia elaphra) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Collocalia elaphra) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Collocalia elaphra) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Seychelles Swiftlet ( Collocalia elaphra) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Seychelles Swiftlet ( Collocalia elaphra) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Seychelles Swiftlet ( Collocalia elaphra) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Seychelles Swiftlet ( Collocalia elaphra) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Salangane des Seychelles ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Salangane des Seychelles ( Aerodramus elaphra) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Collocalia elaphra) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2025: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Seychelles Cave Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphra) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Seychelles Cave Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphra) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphra) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Collocalia elaphra [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Collocalia francica elaphra [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Collocalia francica elaphra [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Seychelles Swiftlet ( Collocalia elaphra) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Seychelles Swiftlet ( Collocalia elaphra) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Seychelles Swiftlet ( Aerodramus elaphrus) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Aerodramus elaphrus [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Aerodramus elaphrus [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Aerodramus [francicus or elaphrus]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Catalan: Salangana de les Seychelles
Czech: Salangana seychelská
Danish: Seychellersalangan
German: Seychellen Salangane, Seychellensalangane
English: Seychelles Cave Swiftlet, Seychelles Swiftlet
English, HBW: Seychelles Swiftlet
English (IOC): Seychelles Swiftlet
English (United States): Seychelles Swiftlet
Esperanto: Sejŝela apuseto
Spanish: Rabitojo Cavernícola, Salangana de Las Seychelles, Salangana de Seychelles
Spanish (Spain): Salangana de las Seychelles, Salangana de Seychelles
Spanish (HBW): Seychelles Swiftlet
Estonian: seišelli salangaan
Finnish: Seychelliensalangaani
French: Salangane des Seychelles
Croatian: sejšelska čiopica
Hungarian: seychelle-szigeteki szalangána
Italian: Salangana delle Seychelles, Salangana di grotta delle Seychelles
Japanese (romaji): seisheruanatsubame, se-sheruanatsubame
Japanese: セイシェルアナツバメ, セーシェルアナツバメ
Scientific: Aerodramus elaphra, Aerodramus elaphrus, Aerodramus elephra, Collocalia elaphra, Collocalia francica elaphra, Collocalia fuciphaga elaphra
Lithuanian: Seišelinis erodramas
Dutch: Seychellensalangaan
Norwegian Nynorsk: Seychellsalangan
Norwegian: Seychellsalangan
Polish: salangana seszelska
Portuguese: salangana-das-seicheles
Portuguese (Portugal): andorinhão-das-seicheles
Russian: Салангана сейшельская, Сейшельская салангана
Slovak: salangána seychelská
Serbian: Sejšelska čiopica
Swedish: Seychellsalangan
Turkish: Seyşeller yelyutanı
Ukrainian: Салангана сейшельська
Chinese: 塞舌尔金丝燕
Chinese (Traditional): 塞席爾金絲燕
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