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Indian Swiftlet

Aerodramus unicolor (Jerdon, TC 1840)

The Indian swiftlet, or Indian edible-nest swiftlet, is a small swift. It is a common resident colonial breeder in the hills of Sri Lanka and south west India. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Apodiformes
Family:
  Apodidae
Genus:
   Aerodramus
Scientific:
  Aerodramus unicolor


Original description

Citation:
  (Jerdon, TC 1840)

Reference:
   Madras J. Lit. Sci. 11 p.238

Protonym:
  Hirundo unicolor

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/176570#page/298/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  F14B003159C1F1ED

Avibase ID:
  avibase-F14B0031

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/F14B0031


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 554949

Geographic range:

  • Aerodramus unicolor: SW pen. India, Sri Lanka and small islands off Malabar coast
English:
Indian Swiftlet
Catalan:
Salangana de Malabar
Czech:
salangana indická
Danish:
Indisk Salangan
German:
Malabarsalangane
Spanish:
Salangana de Malabar
Spanish (Spain):
Salangana de Malabar
Finnish:
intiansalangaani
French:
Salangane de Malabar
Croatian:
indijska čiopica
Hungarian:
malabári szalangána
Italian:
Salangana indiana
Japanese (romaji):
indoshokuyouanatsubame
Japanese:
インドショクヨウアナツバメ
Lithuanian:
Indinis erodramas
Dutch:
Malabarsalangaan
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Indiasalangan
Norwegian:
Indiasalangan
Polish:
salangana brunatna
Portuguese:
salangana-indiana
Russian:
Индийская салангана
Slovak:
salangána hnedastá
Serbian:
Indijska čiopica
Swedish:
malabarsalangan
Ukrainian:
Салангана індійська
Chinese:
印度金丝燕
Chinese (Traditional):
印度金絲燕


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Indian Swiftlet ( Collocalia unicolor) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Indian Swiftlet ( Collocalia unicolor) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Indian Swiftlet ( Collocalia unicolor) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Indian Swiftlet ( Collocalia unicolor) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Indian Swiftlet ( Collocalia unicolor) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Indian Swiftlet ( Collocalia unicolor) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Indian Swiftlet ( Collocalia unicolor) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Indian Swiftlet ( Collocalia unicolor) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Indian Swiftlet ( Collocalia unicolor) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Salangane de Malabar ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Salangane de Malabar ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor)
Clements, version 2021:
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 4]
Clements, version 2022:
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 4]
Clements, version 2023:
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 4]
Clements 3rd edition:
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor)
Clements 4th edition:
Indian Swiftlet ( Collocalia unicolor) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 4]
Clements, version 2015:
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 4]
Clements, version 2016:
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 4]
Clements, version 2017:
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 4]
Clements, version 2018:
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 4]
Clements, version 2019:
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 4]
eBird version 1.50:
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 4]
eBird version 2015:
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 4]
eBird version 2016:
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 4]
eBird version 2017:
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 4]
eBird version 2018:
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 4]
eBird version 2019:
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 4]
eBird version 2021:
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 4]
eBird version 2022:
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 4]
eBird version 2023:
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 4]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Indian Edible-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Indian Edible-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 4]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 4]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 4]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 1]
Oriental Bird Club:
Indian Swiftlet ( Collocalia unicolor)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Collocalia unicolor
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Collocalia brevirostris unicolor [version 2]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Collocalia brevirostris unicolor [version 2]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Indian Swiftlet ( Collocalia unicolor)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Indian Swiftlet ( Collocalia unicolor)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 4]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Indian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus unicolor) [version 4]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Aerodramus unicolor [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Aerodramus unicolor [version 5]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Aerodramus [fuciphagus sensu lato, whiteheadi, maximus or spodiopygius] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Catalan: Salangana de Malabar
Czech: Salangana indická
Danish: Indisk Salangan
German: Malabar Salangane, Malabarsalangane
English: Indian Edible-nest Swiftlet, Indian Swiftlet
English, HBW: Indian Swiftlet
English (IOC): Indian Swiftlet
English (United States): Indian Swiftlet
Esperanto: Hindia apuseto
Spanish: Rabitojo Hindú de Nido Comestible, Salangana de Malabar, Salangana Malabar
Spanish (Spain): Salangana de Malabar
Spanish (HBW): Indian Swiftlet
Estonian: india salangaan
Finnish: Intiansalangaani
French: Salangane de Malabar
Croatian: indijska čiopica
Hungarian: malabári szalangána
Italian: Salangana indiana
Japanese (romaji): indoshokuyouanatsubame
Japanese: インドショクヨウアナツバメ
Scientific: Aerodramus unicolor, Collocalia brevirostris unicolor, Collocalia unicolor, Hirundo unicolor
Lithuanian: Indinis erodramas
Malayalam: ചിത്രകൂടൻ ശരപ്പക്ഷി
Dutch: Malabarensalangaan, Malabarsalangaan
Norwegian Nynorsk: Indiasalangan
Norwegian: Indiasalangan
Polish: salangana brunatna
Portuguese: salangana-indiana
Portuguese (Portugal): andorinhão-malabar
Russian: Индийская салангана, Салангана индийская
Sinhalese (Transliteration): Indu Upa-thurithaya
Slovak: salangána hnedastá
Serbian: Indijska čiopica
Swedish: Indisk salangan, malabarsalangan
Tamil: Chinna Uzhavaran
Turkish: Malabar yelyutanı
Ukrainian: Салангана індійська
Chinese: 印度金丝燕
Chinese (Traditional): 印度金絲燕

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