Swifts (Apodidae)

Papuan Swiftlet (Aerodramus papuensis) - HBW 5, p. 434

French: Salangane papoue German: Papuasalangane Spanish: Salangana Papú
Other common names: Three-toed Swiftlet, Idenburg (River) Swiftlet

Taxonomy: Collocalia whiteheadi papuensis Rand, 1941, Idenburg River, Irian Jaya.
Genus often merged into Collocalia. Has been considered conspecific with A. whiteheadi, but present species, unique amongst Apodidae, lacks fourth toe. Monotypic.

Distribution: New Guinea: specimens collected from Idenburg R, Snow Mts and Jayapura. Probable sight records from more extensive area of N New Guinea and around Port Moresby in S; first specimen for Papua New Guinea taken from N slopes of Hindenburg Range, Western Province, Apr 1993.