Dark-rumped or Cook's Swift
Apus [acuticauda or cooki] (= Apus acuticauda) (Jerdon, TC 1864)
The dark-rumped swift is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is found in Bhutan and Northeast India and is a vagrant to Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. Source: Wikipedia
Classification
Order:Apodiformes
Family:
Apodidae
Genus:
Apus
Scientific:
Apus acuticauda
Original description
Citation:
(Jerdon, TC 1864)
Reference:
Birds India
3 ("2 pt2") p.870
Protonym:
Cypselus acuticauda
Type locality:
Nepal.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36723681
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
D1F7661324E12C9D
Avibase ID:
avibase-D1F76613
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/D1F76613
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 555013
Geographic range:
- Apus cooki: lowland Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, southern Yunnan, and Guangxi (southwestern and southeastern China); winters at least to Peninsular Malaysia
- Apus acuticauda: breeds eastern Bhutan and northeastern India; winters to northern Thailand
Dark-rumped or Cook's Swift
French:
Martinet d'Assam ou M. de Cook
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Dark-rumped or Cook's Swift ( Apus [acuticauda or cooki]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Dark-rumped or Cook's Swift ( Apus [acuticauda or cooki]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Dark-rumped or Cook's Swift ( Apus [acuticauda or cooki]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Dark-rumped or Cook's Swift ( Apus [acuticauda or cooki]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Dark-rumped or Cook's Swift ( Apus [acuticauda or cooki]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Dark-rumped or Cook's Swift ( Apus [acuticauda or cooki]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Dark-rumped or Cook's Swift ( Apus [acuticauda or cooki]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Dark-rumped or Cook's Swift ( Apus [acuticauda or cooki]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Dark-rumped or Cook's Swift ( Apus [acuticauda or cooki]) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Dark-rumped Swift ( Apus acuticauda) [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species group (sometimes a species)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Apus [pacificus, salimalii, leuconyx, acuticauda or cooki]
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Catalan: Falciot d'Assam
Czech: rorýs temný
Danish: Mørkgumpet Sejler
German: Glanzrückensegler
English: Dark-rumped or Cook's Swift, Dark-rumped Swift
Esperanto: Malhelpuga apuso
Spanish: Vencejo de los Khasi
Estonian: kirdeindia piiritaja (kirdeindia piirpääsuke)
Finnish: nepalinkiitäjä
French: Martinet d'Assam, Martinet d'Assam ou M. de Cook
Hungarian: fényeshátú sarlósfecske
Italian: Rondone groppascura
Japanese (romaji): seguroamatsubame
Japanese: セグロアマツバメ
Japanese (Kanji): 背黒雨燕
Scientific: Apus [acuticauda or cooki], Apus acuticauda, Apus acuticauda acuticauda, Apus acuticaudus, C.[ypselus] acuticauda [sic]
Lithuanian: Tamsiasturplis čiurlys
Dutch: Zwartruggierzwaluw
Norwegian: Khasiseiler
Polish: jerzyk himalajski
Pinyin: àn-bèi cì-wěi yǔ-yàn
Russian: Блестящий стриж
Slovak: dážďovník tmavochrbtý
Swedish: mörkryggig seglare
Thai: นกแอ่นท้องลาย
Thai (Transliteration): nók àeen tʰóaaŋ-laay
Ukrainian: Серпокрилець гімалайський
Chinese: 暗背雨燕
Chinese (Traditional): 暗背刺尾雨燕
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