Aerodramus
Sign in to saveAerodramus 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.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderApodiformes
- FamilyApodidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 540
- With media
- 77
- Family
- Apodidae
- Collections
- USNM, ANWC
- Recorded in
- Philippines, Papua New Guinea
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Distribution
- Description
- Behaviour
- Echolocation
- Saliva nests
- Lice
- Papuan swiftlet
- Taxonomy
- Fossil species
- References
- External links
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.
This is a taxonomically difficult group of very similar species. Echolocation, DNA sequencing and parasitic lice have all been used to establish relationships, but some problems, such as the placement of the Papuan swiftlet are not fully resolved. These swiftlets can pose major identification problems where several species occur.
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