Dark Swiftlets
Aerodramus
Aerodramus is a genus of small, dark, cave-nesting birds in the Collocaliini tribe of the swift family. Its members are confined to tropical and subtropical regions in southern Asia, Oceania and northeastern Australia. Many of its members were formerly classified in Collocalia, but were first placed in a separate genus by American ornithologist Harry Church Oberholser in 1906.
26 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 25 known species
White-nest Swiftlet
speciesAerodramus fuciphagus
Australian Swiftlet
speciesAerodramus terraereginae
Indian Swiftlet
speciesAerodramus unicolor
Himalayan Swiftlet
speciesAerodramus brevirostris
White-rumped Swiftlet
speciesAerodramus spodiopygius
Mascarene Swiftlet
speciesAerodramus francicus
Uniform Swiftlet
speciesAerodramus vanikorensis
Mossy-nest Swiftlet
speciesAerodramus salangana
Black-nest Swiftlet
speciesAerodramus maximus
Moluccan Swiftlet
speciesAerodramus infuscatus
Ameline Swiftlet
speciesAerodramus amelis
Palau Swiftlet
speciesAerodramus pelewensis
Mariana Swiftlet
speciesAerodramus bartschi
Tahiti Swiftlet
speciesAerodramus leucophaeus
Seychelles Swiftlet
speciesAerodramus elaphrus
Philippine Swiftlet
speciesAerodramus mearnsi
Caroline Islands Swiftlet
speciesAerodramus inquietus
Marquesan Swiftlet
speciesAerodramus ocistus
Mountain Swiftlet
speciesAerodramus hirundinaceus
Atiu Swiftlet
speciesAerodramus sawtelli
Volcano Swiftlet
speciesAerodramus vulcanorum
Whitehead's Swiftlet
speciesAerodramus whiteheadi
Mangaia Swiftlet
speciesAerodramus manuoi
Mayr's Swiftlet
speciesAerodramus orientalis
Bare-legged Swiftlet
speciesAerodramus nuditarsus
Three-toed Swiftlet
speciesAerodramus papuensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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