Swifts (Apodidae)

Indian Swiftlet (Aerodramus unicolor) - HBW 5, p. 427

French: Salangane de Malabar German: Malabarsalangane Spanish: Salangana de Malabar
Other common names: Indian Edible-nest Swiftlet(!)/Swift

Taxonomy: Hirundo unicolor Jerdon, 1840, Coonoor Pass.
Genus often merged into Collocalia. Previously considered conspecific at various times with A. brevirostris or A. fuciphagus; has also been associated with A. francicus and A. elaphrus, due mainly to relative geographical proximity; probably closest to A. vanikorensis group. A. brevirostris rogersi has been tentatively linked with present species on morphological grounds. Monotypic.

Distribution: SW India, from S Maharashtra S through Western Ghats to Kerala and W Tamil Nadu, and throughout Sri Lanka.