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Species
Least ConcernHimalayan Swiftlet
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Encyclopedic overview
The Himalayan swiftlet (Aerodramus brevirostris) is a small swift. It is a common colonial breeder in the Himalayas and Southeast Asia. Some populations are migratory.
This swiftlet was formerly placed in the genus Collocalia. Two of its five subspecies are frequently given full species status, A. b. rogersi as the Indochinese swiftlet, Aerodramus rogersi, and the isolated Javan form A. b. vulcanorum as the Volcano swiftlet, Aerodramus vulcanorum.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Himalayan Swiftlet” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.