Swifts (Apodidae)
Whitehead's Swiftlet (Aerodramus whiteheadi) - HBW 5, p. 431
French: Salangane de Whitehead
German: Philippinensalangane
Spanish: Salangana de Whitehead
Other common names: Whitehead’s Mountain Swiftlet
Taxonomy: Collocalia whiteheadi Ogilvie-Grant, 1895, Mount Data, Luzon.
Genus often merged into Collocalia. In past considered conspecific with A. orientalis, but apparently not closely related. Formerly linked with A. brevirostris, but differs in nest type and rump pattern. Has also been considered conspecific with A. papuensis, but does not lack fourth toe. Two forms previously listed as races of present species have now been synonymized with other congeneric taxa: tsubame with A. vanikorensis palawanensis; and apoensis with A. mearnsi. Many old records attributed to this species actually refer to A. va.. View all taxonomy...
Genus often merged into Collocalia. In past considered conspecific with A. orientalis, but apparently not closely related. Formerly linked with A. brevirostris, but differs in nest type and rump pattern. Has also been considered conspecific with A. papuensis, but does not lack fourth toe. Two forms previously listed as races of present species have now been synonymized with other congeneric taxa: tsubame with A. vanikorensis palawanensis; and apoensis with A. mearnsi. Many old records attributed to this species actually refer to A. vanikorensis amelis. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- whiteheadi (Ogilvie-Grant, 1895) - Mt Data on Luzon (N Philippines).
- origenis (Oberholser, 1906) - Mt Apo on Mindanao (S Philippines).
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