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Himalayan Swiftlet (Indochinese)
Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi (Deignan, HG 1955)
The Himalayan swiftlet is a small swift. It is a common colonial breeder in the Himalayas and Southeast Asia. Some populations are migratory. Source: Wikipedia
Classification
Order:Apodiformes
Family:
Apodidae
Genus:
Aerodramus
Scientific:
Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi
Original description
Citation:
(Deignan, HG 1955)
Reference:
Bull. Brit. Orn. Club
75 p.118
Protonym:
Collocalia brevirostris rogersi
Type locality:
Ban Hin Laem, 14°40'N, 98°40'E, Kanchanaburi province, Thailand
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/125673#page/168/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
11BAE84318BC9DBE
Avibase ID:
avibase-11BAE843
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/11BAE843
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 693255
Geographic range:
- Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi: mountains of eastern Myanmar, western Thailand, northern Laos, and Vietnam
Source: Clements checklist
Himalayan Swiftlet (rogersi)
Afrikaans:
Himalajawindswaeltjie (Indochinese)
Azerbaijani:
Qısadimdik uzunqanad (rogersi yarımnövü)
Bulgarian:
Хималайски малък бързолет (ssp. rogersi)
Catalan:
salangana de l'Himàlaia (rogersi)
Czech:
salangana himálajská (ssp. rogersi)
Danish:
Himalayasalangan (Thaisalangan)
German:
Himalajasalangane (rogersi)
Spanish:
Salangana del Himalaya (Indochina)
Spanish (Spain):
Salangana del Himalaya (Indochina)
Estonian:
tai salangaan
Finnish:
himalajansalangaani (rogersi)
French:
Salangane de l'Himalaya (rogersi)
Croatian:
smeđa čiopica (indokinska)
Japanese (romaji):
himarayaanatsubame (rogersi)
Japanese:
ヒマラヤアナツバメ（rogersi）
Nepali:
चीँचिका गौँथली (Indochinese)
Dutch:
Himalayasalangaan (Indochina)
Norwegian:
orientsalangan (rogersi)
Polish:
salangana himalajska (rogersi)
Portuguese (Portugal):
andorinhão-dos-himalaias (rogersi)
Russian:
Гималайская салангана (rogersi)
Slovak:
salangána skalná (skup.)
Serbian:
Himalajska čiopica (indokineska)
Swedish:
himalayasalangan (rogersi)
Thai:
นกแอ่นพันธุ์หิมาลัย (อินโดจีน)
Turkish:
Himalaya yelyutanı (rogersi)
Ukrainian:
Салангана гімалайська (підвид rogersi)
Chinese:
短嘴金丝燕（东南亚）
Chinese (Traditional):
短嘴金絲燕(rogersi)
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Himalayan Swiftlet (rogersi) ( Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Indochinese Swiftlet ( Aerodramus rogersi) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Indochinese Swiftlet ( Aerodramus rogersi) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Himalayan Swiftlet (rogersi) ( Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Indochinese Swiftlet ( Aerodramus rogersi) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Indochinese Swiftlet ( Aerodramus rogersi) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Indochinese Swiftlet ( Aerodramus rogersi) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Indochinese Swiftlet ( Aerodramus rogersi) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Indochinese Swiftlet ( Aerodramus rogersi) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Indochinese Swiftlet ( Aerodramus rogersi) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Indochinese Swiftlet ( Aerodramus rogersi) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Indochinese Swiftlet ( Aerodramus rogersi) [version 1] |
| Avilist 2025: Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi [version 4] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Indochinese Swiftlet ( Collocalia rogersi) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Indochinese Swiftlet ( Collocalia rogersi) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Indochinese Swiftlet ( Collocalia rogersi) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Indochinese Swiftlet ( Collocalia rogersi) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Indochinese Swiftlet ( Collocalia rogersi) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Indochinese Swiftlet ( Collocalia rogersi) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Indochinese Swiftlet ( Collocalia rogersi) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Indochinese Swiftlet ( Collocalia rogersi) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Indochinese Swiftlet ( Collocalia rogersi) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Salangane indochinoise ( Aerodramus rogersi) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi [version 4] |
| Clements, version 2022: Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi [version 4] |
| Clements, version 2023: Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi [version 4] |
| Clements, version 2024: Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi [version 4] |
| Clements, version 2025: Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi [version 4] |
| Clements 4th edition: Indochinese Swiftlet ( Collocalia rogersi) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Indochinese Swiftlet ( Aerodramus rogersi) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Indochinese Swiftlet ( Aerodramus rogersi) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Indochinese Swiftlet ( Aerodramus rogersi) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Indochinese Swiftlet ( Aerodramus rogersi) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Indochinese Swiftlet ( Aerodramus rogersi) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Indochinese Swiftlet ( Aerodramus rogersi) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Indochinese Swiftlet ( Aerodramus rogersi) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Indochinese Swiftlet ( Aerodramus rogersi) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Indochinese Swiftlet ( Aerodramus rogersi) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Indochinese Swiftlet ( Aerodramus rogersi) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Indochinese Swiftlet ( Aerodramus rogersi) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Indochinese Swiftlet ( Aerodramus rogersi) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Indochinese Swiftlet ( Aerodramus rogersi) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Indochinese Swiftlet ( Aerodramus rogersi) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi [version 4] |
| Clements, version 2015: Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi [version 4] |
| Clements, version 2016: Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi [version 4] |
| Clements, version 2017: Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi [version 4] |
| Clements, version 2018: Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi [version 4] |
| Clements, version 2019: Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi [version 4] |
| eBird version 1.50: Indochinese Swiftlet ( Aerodramus rogersi) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Indochinese Swiftlet ( Aerodramus rogersi) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Indochinese Swiftlet ( Aerodramus rogersi) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Himalayan Swiftlet (Indochinese) ( Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Himalayan Swiftlet (Indochinese) ( Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi) [version 4] |
| eBird version 2015: Himalayan Swiftlet (Indochinese) ( Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi) [version 4] |
| eBird version 2016: Himalayan Swiftlet (Indochinese) ( Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi) [version 4] |
| eBird version 2017: Himalayan Swiftlet (Indochinese) ( Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi) [version 4] |
| eBird version 2018: Himalayan Swiftlet (Indochinese) ( Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi) [version 4] |
| eBird version 2019: Himalayan Swiftlet (Indochinese) ( Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi) [version 4] |
| eBird version 2021: Himalayan Swiftlet (Indochinese) ( Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi) [version 4] |
| eBird version 2022: Himalayan Swiftlet (Indochinese) ( Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi) [version 4] |
| eBird version 2023: Himalayan Swiftlet (Indochinese) ( Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi) [version 4] |
| eBird version 2024: Himalayan Swiftlet (Indochinese) ( Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi) [version 4] |
| eBird version 2025: Himalayan Swiftlet (Indochinese) ( Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi) [version 4] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi [version 4] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi [version 4] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi [version 5] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi [version 5] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi [version 5] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi [version 4] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Indochinese Swiftlet ( Collocalia rogersi) |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Indochinese Swiftlet ( Collocalia rogersi) |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Indochinese Swiftlet ( Aerodramus rogersi) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi [version 5] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: subspecies (candidate for split)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Aerodramus brevirostris
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Himalajawindswaeltjie (Indochinese)
Azerbaijani: Qısadimdik uzunqanad (rogersi yarımnövü)
Bulgarian: Хималайски малък бързолет (ssp. rogersi)
Catalan: salangana de l'Himàlaia (rogersi)
Czech: salangana himálajská (ssp. rogersi)
Danish: Himalayasalangan (Thaisalangan), Thaisalangan
German: Himalajasalangane (rogersi), Indochinasalangane
English: Himalayan Swiftlet (Indochinese), Himalayan Swiftlet (rogersi), Indochinese Swiftlet
English (Avilist): Himalayan Swiftlet (Indochinese)
English, HBW: Himalayan Swiftlet (Indochinese)
English (IOC): Himalayan Swiftlet (Indochinese)
English (United States): Himalayan Swiftlet (Indochinese)
Esperanto: Indoĉina apuseto
Spanish: Salangana del Himalaya (rogersi), Salangana del Himalaya (Indochina)
Spanish (Spain): Salangana del Himalaya (Indochina), Salangana del Himalaya (rogersi)
Spanish (HBW): Himalayan Swiftlet (Indochinese)
Estonian: tai salangaan
Finnish: himalajansalangaani (rogersi)
French: Salangane de l'Himalaya (indochinoise), Salangane de l'Himalaya (rogersi), Salangane indochinoise
French (Guyane): Salangane de l'Himalaya (rogersi)
Croatian: smeđa čiopica (indokinska)
Italian: Salangana d'Indocina
Japanese (romaji): himarayaanatsubame, himarayaanatsubame (rogersi)
Japanese: ヒマラヤアナツバメ, ヒマラヤアナツバメ (rogersi), ヒマラヤアナツバメ（rogersi）
Scientific: Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi, Aerodramus rogersi, Collocalia brevirostris rogersi, Collocalia rogersi
Nepali: चीँचिका गौँथली (Indochinese)
Dutch: Himalayasalangaan (Indochina), Indochinese Salangaan
Norwegian: Karenersalangan, orientsalangan (rogersi)
Polish: salangana himalajska (rogersi), salangana tajlandzka
Portuguese (Portugal): andorinhão-dos-himalaias (rogersi)
Russian: Гималайская салангана (rogersi), Салангана индокитайская
Slovak: salangána machohniezdna, salangána skalná, salangána skalná (skup.)
Serbian: Himalajska čiopica (indokineska)
Swedish: himalayasalangan (rogersi), Indokinesisk salangan
Thai: นกแอ่นพันธุ์หิมาลัย (rogersi), นกแอ่นพันธุ์หิมาลัย (อินโดจีน)
Turkish: Himalaya Salanganası (rogersi), Himalaya yelyutanı (rogersi)
Ukrainian: Салангана гімалайська (підвид rogersi)
Chinese: 东南亚金丝燕, 短嘴金丝燕（东南亚）, 短嘴金丝燕（中南半岛）
Chinese (Hong Kong): 短嘴金絲燕 (rogersi)
Chinese (Traditional): 短嘴金絲燕(rogersi), 短嘴金絲燕(中南半島)
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