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Palawan Swiftlet
Aerodramus palawanensis (Stresemann, EFT 1914)
The Palawan swiftlet is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. Some taxonomists consider it to be a subspecies of the uniform swiftlet. It is endemic to the Philippines. It uses echolocation to navigate and hunt in the darkness. Source: Wikipedia
Classification
Order:Apodiformes
Family:
Apodidae
Genus:
Aerodramus
Scientific:
Aerodramus palawanensis
Original description
Citation:
(Stresemann, EFT 1914)
Reference:
Verh. Orn. Gesell. Bayern
12 Heft1 p.10
Protonym:
Collocalia lowi palawanensis
Type locality:
Puerto Princesa, Palawan.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/101551#page/46/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
6196B93403D1BEF4
Avibase ID:
avibase-6196B934
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/6196B934
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 693272
Geographic range:
- Aerodramus amelis palawanensis: Palawan (southwestern Philippines)
Source: Clements checklist
Palawan Swiftlet
Danish:
Palawansalangan
Esperanto:
Palavana apuseto
Spanish:
Salangana de las Palau
Estonian:
palawani salangaan
French:
Salangane de Palawan
Italian:
Salangana di Palawan
Japanese (romaji):
mujianatsubame
Japanese:
ムジアナツバメ
Norwegian:
Palawansalangan
Polish:
salangana palawanska
Russian:
Салангана палаванская
Slovak:
salangána čiapočkatá
Chinese:
巴拉望金丝燕
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Palawan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus palawanensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Palawan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus palawanensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Palawan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus palawanensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Palawan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus palawanensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Palawan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus palawensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Palawan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus palawensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Palawan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus palawanensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Palawan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus palawanensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Palawan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus palawanensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Palawan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus palawanensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Palawan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus palawanensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Palawan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus palawanensis) [version 1] |
| Avilist 2025: Aerodramus amelis palawanensis [version 4] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Palawan Swiftlet ( Collocalia palawanensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Palawan Swiftlet ( Collocalia palawanensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Palawan Swiftlet ( Collocalia palawanensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Palawan Swiftlet ( Collocalia palawanensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Palawan Swiftlet ( Collocalia palawanensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Palawan Swiftlet ( Collocalia palawanensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Palawan Swiftlet ( Collocalia palawanensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Palawan Swiftlet ( Collocalia palawanensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Palawan Swiftlet ( Collocalia palawanensis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Aerodramus vanikorensis palawanensis [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Aerodramus vanikorensis palawanensis [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Aerodramus vanikorensis palawanensis [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Aerodramus vanikorensis palawanensis [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Aerodramus vanikorensis palawanensis [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Aerodramus vanikorensis palawanensis [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Aerodramus vanikorensis palawanensis [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Salangane de Palawan ( Aerodramus palawensis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Aerodramus amelis palawanensis [version 4] |
| Clements, version 2022: Aerodramus amelis palawanensis [version 4] |
| Clements, version 2023: Aerodramus amelis palawanensis [version 4] |
| Clements, version 2024: Aerodramus amelis palawanensis [version 4] |
| Clements, version 2025: Aerodramus amelis palawanensis [version 4] |
| Clements 4th edition: Palawan Swiftlet ( Collocalia palawanensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Palawan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus palawanensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Palawan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus palawanensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Palawan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus palawanensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Palawan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus palawanensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Palawan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus palawanensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Palawan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus palawanensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Palawan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus palawanensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Palawan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus palawanensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Palawan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus palawanensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Palawan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus palawanensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Palawan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus palawanensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Palawan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus palawanensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Palawan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus palawanensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Palawan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus palawanensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Palawan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus palawanensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Aerodramus amelis palawanensis [version 4] |
| Clements, version 2015: Aerodramus amelis palawanensis [version 4] |
| Clements, version 2016: Aerodramus amelis palawanensis [version 4] |
| Clements, version 2017: Aerodramus amelis palawanensis [version 4] |
| Clements, version 2018: Aerodramus amelis palawanensis [version 4] |
| Clements, version 2019: Aerodramus amelis palawanensis [version 4] |
| eBird version 1.50: Palawan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus palawanensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Palawan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus palawanensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Palawan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus palawanensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Palawan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus palawanensis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Aerodramus vanikorensis palawanensis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Aerodramus vanikorensis palawanensis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Aerodramus vanikorensis palawanensis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Aerodramus vanikorensis palawanensis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Aerodramus vanikorensis palawanensis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Aerodramus vanikorensis palawanensis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Aerodramus vanikorensis palawanensis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Aerodramus vanikorensis palawanensis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Aerodramus vanikorensis palawanensis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Aerodramus amelis palawanensis [version 4] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Aerodramus amelis palawanensis [version 4] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Aerodramus vanikorensis palawanensis [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Aerodramus vanikorensis palawanensis [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Aerodramus vanikorensis palawanensis [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Aerodramus vanikorensis palawanensis [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Aerodramus vanikorensis palawanensis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Aerodramus vanikorensis palawanensis [version 5] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Aerodramus vanikorensis palawanensis [version 5] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Aerodramus vanikorensis palawanensis [version 5] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Aerodramus vanikorensis palawanensis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Aerodramus vanikorensis palawanensis [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Aerodramus vanikorensis palawanensis [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Aerodramus vanikorensis palawanensis [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Aerodramus vanikorensis palawanensis [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Aerodramus vanikorensis palawanensis [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Aerodramus vanikorensis palawanensis [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Aerodramus amelis palawanensis [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Aerodramus amelis palawanensis [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Aerodramus amelis palawanensis [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Aerodramus amelis palawanensis [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Aerodramus amelis palawanensis [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Aerodramus amelis palawanensis [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Aerodramus amelis palawanensis [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Aerodramus amelis palawanensis [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Aerodramus amelis palawanensis [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Aerodramus amelis palawanensis [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Aerodramus amelis palawanensis [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Aerodramus amelis palawanensis [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Aerodramus amelis palawanensis [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Aerodramus amelis palawanensis [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Aerodramus amelis palawanensis [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Aerodramus amelis palawanensis [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Aerodramus amelis palawanensis [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Aerodramus amelis palawanensis [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Aerodramus amelis palawanensis [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Aerodramus amelis palawanensis [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Aerodramus amelis palawanensis [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Aerodramus amelis palawanensis [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Aerodramus amelis palawanensis [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Aerodramus amelis palawanensis [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Aerodramus amelis palawanensis [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Aerodramus amelis palawanensis [version 4] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Palawan Swiftlet ( Collocalia palawanensis) |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Palawan Swiftlet ( Collocalia palawanensis) |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Palawan Swiftlet ( Aerodramus palawanensis) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Aerodramus vanikorensis palawanensis [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Aerodramus vanikorensis palawanensis [version 5] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Aerodramus [vanikorensis, amelis or palawensis]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Danish: Palawansalangan
English: Palawan Swiftlet, Palwan Swiftlet
Esperanto: Palavana apuseto
Spanish: Salangana de las Palau
Estonian: palawani salangaan
French: Salangane de Palawan
Italian: Salangana di Palawan
Japanese (romaji): mujianatsubame
Japanese: ムジアナツバメ
Scientific: Aerodramus amelis palawanensis, Aerodramus maximus palawanensis, Aerodramus palawanensis, Aerodramus palawanensis palawanensis, Aerodramus palawensis, Aerodramus vanikorensis palawanensis, Collocalia lowi palawanensis, Collocalia palawanensis, Collocalia palawensis, Collocalia vanicorensis palawanensis
Dutch: Palawansalangaan
Norwegian: Palawansalangan
Polish: salangana palawanska, salangana palawańska
Russian: Салангана палаванская
Slovak: salangána čiapočkatá
Chinese: 巴拉望金丝燕
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