White-rumped Swiftlet

Aerodramus spodiopygius - Salangane à croupion blanc

Systematics

Order
:
Apodiformes
Family
:
Apodidés
Genus
:
Aerodramus
Species
:
spodiopygius

Descriptor

Peale, 1849

Biometrics

Size
: 12 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: -

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

White-rumped Swiftlet (Aerodramus spodiopygius) is a species of bird in the Apodidae family.

Subspecific information 11 subspecies

Aerodramus spodiopygius spodiopygius (Samoa)
Aerodramus spodiopygius delichon (Manus I.. Admiralty Is..)
Aerodramus spodiopygius eichhorni (Mussau I. in St. Matthias group. nc Bismarck Arch..)
Aerodramus spodiopygius noonaedanae (New Ireland and New Britain. Bismarck Arch..)
Aerodramus spodiopygius reichenowi (s and e Solomon Is.)
Aerodramus spodiopygius desolatus (Duff, Swallow and Santa Cruz Is.. Solomon Is..)
Aerodramus spodiopygius epiensis (n and c Vanuatu)
Aerodramus spodiopygius ingens (s Vanuatu)
Aerodramus spodiopygius leucopygius (Loyalty Is. and New Caledonia)
Aerodramus spodiopygius assimilis (Fiji Is.)
Aerodramus spodiopygius townsendi (Tonga)

Foreign names

Salangane à croupion blanc,
Salangana culiblanca,
andorinhão-cintado,
Weißbürzelsalangane,
fehérarcú szalangána,
Witstuitsalangaan,
Salangana groppabianca,
vitgumpad salangan,
Melanesiasalangan,
salangána súmračná,
salangana melanéská,
Hvidgumpet Salangan,
harmaasalangaani,
salangana del Pacífic,
salangana białorzytna,
Белогузая салангана,
コシジロアナツバメ,
白腰金丝燕,
白腰金絲燕,

Voice song and call

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Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane ; Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) : ; Caves and Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic) : Caves