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Australian Swiftlet (terraereginae)

Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae (Ramsay, EP 1875)

The Australian swiftlet is a small bird belonging to the genus Aerodramus in the swift family, Apodidae. It is endemic to Queensland in north-eastern Australia. It was formerly included in the white-rumped swiftlet but is now commonly treated as a separate species. It has two subspecies which are occasionally regarded as two separate species: A. t. terraereginae and A. t. chillagoensis. Source: Wikipedia




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

Original description

Citation:
  (Ramsay, EP 1875)

Reference:
   Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1874, pt.4 p.601

Imprint year:
  1874

Protonym:
  Cypselus terrae-reginae

Type locality:
  Northeast coast ranges, near Cardwell, Queensland.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/90419#page/773/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  28E3512358E63F27

Avibase ID:
  avibase-28E35123

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/28E35123

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 693252

Geographic range:

  • Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae: northeastern Australia (Cape York Peninsula southward to central eastern Queensland)
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Australian Swiftlet (terraereginae)
French:
Salangane d'Australie (terraereginae)

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Australian Swiftlet (terraereginae) ( Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Australian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus terraereginae) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Australian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus terraereginae) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025):
Australian Swiftlet (terraereginae) ( Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Australian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus terraereginae) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Australian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus terraereginae) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Australian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus terraereginae) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Australian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus terraereginae) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Australian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus terraereginae) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Australian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus terraereginae) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Australian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus terraereginae) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Australian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus terraereginae) [version 1]
Avilist 2025:
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 4]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025):
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 1]
Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds:
Australian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus terraereginae)
Clements, version 2021:
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 4]
Clements, version 2022:
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 4]
Clements, version 2023:
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 4]
Clements, version 2024:
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 4]
Clements, version 2025:
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 4]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 4]
Clements, version 2015:
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 4]
Clements, version 2016:
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 4]
Clements, version 2017:
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 4]
Clements, version 2018:
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 4]
Clements, version 2019:
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 4]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Aerodramus spodiopygius terraereginae
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 4]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 4]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1:
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2:
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 4]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Australian Swiftlet ( Aerodramus terraereginae) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae [version 5]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: nominal subspecies

This taxon is a subspecies of Aerodramus terraereginae

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Catalan: Salangana australiana
Czech: salangana australská
Danish: Australsk Salangan
German: Südseesalangane
English: Australian Swiftlet, Australian Swiftlet (terraereginae), Gray Swiftlet, Grey Swiftlet
Esperanto: Aŭstralia apuseto
Spanish: Salangana Australiana
Spanish (Spain): Salangana Australiana
Estonian: austraalia salangaan
Finnish: Australiansalangaani, harmaaperäsalangaani
French: Salangane australienne, Salangane d'Australie, Salangane d'Australie (terraereginae)
Hungarian: ausztrál szalangána
Italian: Salangana australiana
Japanese (romaji): koshijiroanatsubame
Japanese: コシジロアナツバメ
Scientific: Aerodramus spodiopygius terraereginae, Aerodramus terraereginae, Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae, Aerodramus terraereginus, Aerodramus terraereginus terraereginus, Aerodramus terrareginae, Collocalia francica zoonava, Collocalia terraereginae, Collocalia terraereginae terraereginae, Cypselus terrae-reginae
Lithuanian: Australinis erodramas
Dutch: Australische Salangaan
Norwegian: Australsalangan
Polish: salangana australijska
Portuguese: Andorinhão-australiano
Russian: Австралийская салангана, Салангана австралийская
Slovak: salangána sivá
Swedish: Australisk salangan
Ukrainian: Салангана австралійська
Chinese: 澳大利亚金丝燕
Chinese (Traditional): 澳洲金絲燕

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