Swifts (Apodidae)
Himalayan Swiftlet (Aerodramus brevirostris) - HBW 5, p. 429
French: Salangane de l’Himalaya
German: Himalayasalangane
Spanish: Salangana del Himalaya
Other common names: (Indian) Edible-nest Swiftlet(!), Himalayan Swift; Chinese Swiftlet (innominatus); Indochinese Swiftlet (rogersi); Volcano Swiftlet (vulcanorum)
Taxonomy: Hirundo brevirostris Horsfield, 1840, Assam.
Genus often merged into Collocalia. Races vulcanorum and rogersi may represent distinct species, particularly the former; rogersi may be closely related to A. unicolor, but intergrades between rogersi and other races of present species may occur; vulcanorum has alternatively been considered a race of A. maximus. Formerly linked with A. whiteheadi, but differs in nest type and rump pattern. Proposed races inopinus and capnitis, both from Hubei (EC China), are synonyms of innominatus; rump colour varies within p.. View all taxonomy...
Genus often merged into Collocalia. Races vulcanorum and rogersi may represent distinct species, particularly the former; rogersi may be closely related to A. unicolor, but intergrades between rogersi and other races of present species may occur; vulcanorum has alternatively been considered a race of A. maximus. Formerly linked with A. whiteheadi, but differs in nest type and rump pattern. Proposed races inopinus and capnitis, both from Hubei (EC China), are synonyms of innominatus; rump colour varies within populations of innominatus, dark-rumped individuals having been described as race pellos. Four subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- brevirostris (Horsfield, 1840) - Himalayas and mountains of NE India, SC China (W Yunnan), Myanmar and Thailand; winters to SW Thailand and Malay Peninsula and possibly Sumatra.
- innominatus (Hume, 1873) - EC & SC China (Hubei, S Sichuan, N Guizhou, Yunnan) and N Vietnam (NW Tonkin); winters to SW Thailand and Malay Peninsula, occasionally to Andaman Is and possibly Sumatra.
- rogersi (Deignan, 1955) - E Myanmar, W Thailand and N Laos; winters as far S as Surat Thani (S Thailand).
- vulcanorum (Stresemann, 1926) - mountains in W Java.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A group of birds flying over the water and dipping in. Locality Phu Khieo Wildlife Sanctuary, Chaiyaphum Province, North Eastern Thailand, Thailand (ssp brevirostris)
Yoel Jimenez 3 February 2012 9 weeks ago 50 sec 3.6 -
A group of Himalayan Swiftlet dipping in the lake later also one bird gliding over the lake to drink. Locality Phu Khieo Wildlife Sanctuary, Chaiyaphum Province, North Eastern Thailand, Thailand (ssp brevirostris)
Yoel Jimenez 4 February 2012 10 weeks ago 39 sec 3.3
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