Birds of the World

    APODIFORMES: Apodidae (Swifts)  
Genus: Aerodramus (25 species)


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Ameline Swiftlet (Aerodramus amelis)
Range: OR: Philippines and Balambangan (n of ne Borneo)
 



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Mariana Swiftlet (Aerodramus bartschi) Vulnerable
Range: PO: Saipan, Aguijan; extinct Rota and Tinian (s Northern Mariana Is., w Micronesia)
 



Himalayan Swiftlet
Himalayan Swiftlet (Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi)
Range: OR: ne India to sc China and Malay Pen.
Chiang Mai, Thailand  
 
Photograph by Bradley Hacker   © All Rights Reserved.


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Seychelles Swiftlet (Aerodramus elaphrus) Vulnerable
Range: IO: Mahé, Praslin and La Digue (Inner Is., ne Seychelles)
 



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Mascarene Swiftlet (Aerodramus francicus) Near Threatened
Range: IO: Réunion and Mauritius (w, c Mascarenes)
 



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Edible-nest Swiftlet (Aerodramus fuciphagus)
Range: OR, AU: Andaman Is. to se Asia, Lesser Sundas, Borneo and wc, sw Philippines
 



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Mountain Swiftlet (Aerodramus hirundinaceus)
Range: AU: New Guinea
 



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Moluccan Swiftlet (Aerodramus infuscatus)
Range: AU: Sulawesi, Sangihe, Siau, and n, c Moluccas
 



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Caroline Swiftlet (Aerodramus inquietus)
Range: PO: Chuuk, Pohnpei and Kosrae (c, e Caroline Is., c Micronesia)
 



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Tahiti Swiftlet (Aerodramus leucophaeus)
Range: PO: Tahiti (se Society Is., e Polynesia)
 



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Black-nest Swiftlet (Aerodramus maximus)
Range: OR: Malay Pen. and Greater Sundas
 



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Philippine Swiftlet (Aerodramus mearnsi)
Range: OR: Philippines
 



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Bare-legged Swiftlet (Aerodramus nuditarsus)
Range: AU: patchily in montane New Guinea
 



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Marquesan Swiftlet (Aerodramus ocistus)
Range: PO: Marquesas Is. (ne Polynesia)
 



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Mayr's Swiftlet (Aerodramus orientalis)
Range: AU: New Ireland (ne Bismarck Arch.) and Guadalcanal (sc Solomon Is.)
 



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Three-toed Swiftlet (Aerodramus papuensis)
Range: AU: patchily in n, se New Guinea
 



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Palau Swiftlet (Aerodramus pelewensis)
Range: PO: Palau (w Caroline Is., w Micronesia)
 



Mossy-nest Swiftlet
Mossy-nest Swiftlet (Aerodramus salangana natunae)
Range: OR: Sumatra, Java and Borneo
Mulu NP, Sarawak, Malaysia  
 
Photograph by Bernie DUPONT     Copyright and usage info


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Atiu Swiftlet (Aerodramus sawtelli) Vulnerable
Range: PO: Atiu (se Cook Is., se Polynesia)
 



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White-rumped Swiftlet (Aerodramus spodiopygius)
Range: AU, PO: Bismarck Arch. to Samoa
 



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Australian Swiftlet (Aerodramus terraereginae)
Range: AU: ne Australia
 



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Indian Swiftlet (Aerodramus unicolor)
Range: OR: sw India and Sri Lanka
 



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Uniform Swiftlet (Aerodramus vanikorensis)
Range: AU: Sulawesi to Vanuatu
 



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Volcano Swiftlet (Aerodramus vulcanorum)
Range: OR: montane Java
 



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Whitehead's Swiftlet (Aerodramus whiteheadi)
Range: OR: montane Luzon, Negros (subspecies unknown), and Mindanao (Philippines)
 




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