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The Australian swiftlet (Aerodramus terraereginae) is a small bird belonging to the genus Aerodramus in the swift family, Apodidae. It is endemic to Queensland in north-eastern Australia. It was formerly included in the white-rumped swiftlet (Aerodramus spodiopygius) but is now commonly treated as a separate
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 .
The swift family remains one of the more complicated groups of birds in taxonomic research, but the swiftlet tribe is a rather well-defined group. Its internal systematics is confusing; the plumage is usually dull, with shades of black, brown, and gray; from their outward appearance, most species are very similar.
Indian swiftlet (Aerodramus unicolor) Philippine swiftlet (Aerodramus mearnsi) Moluccan swiftlet (Aerodramus infuscatus) Mountain swiftlet (Aerodramus hirundinaceus) White-rumped swiftlet (Aerodramus spodiopygius) Australian swiftlet (Aerodramus terraereginae) Himalayan swiftlet (Aerodramus brevirostris) Volcano swiftlet (Aerodramus vulcanorum)
The white-rumped swiftlet (Aerodramus spodiopygius) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is found in American Samoa, Fiji, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, the Solomon Islands, Tonga, and Vanuatu. Birds in Australia are now treated as a separate species, the Australian swiftlet (Aerodramus terraereginae).
This is a list of the wild birds found in Australia including its outlying islands and territories, but excluding the Australian Antarctic Territory.The outlying islands covered include: Christmas, Cocos (Keeling), Ashmore, Torres Strait, Coral Sea, Lord Howe, Norfolk, Macquarie and Heard/McDonald.
Polynesian starling. There are 57 species of birds that have been recorded on Niue, of which one has been introduced by humans. [1] Two species are globally threatened. Niue is an island country in the South Pacific, 2,400 kilometres (1,500 mi) northeast of New Zealand.
Mascarene swiftlet (Aerodramus francicus) Indian swiftlet (Aerodramus unicolor) Philippine swiftlet (Aerodramus mearnsi) Moluccan swiftlet (Aerodramus infuscatus) Subspecies: A. i. sororum, A. i. infuscatus, & A. i. ceramensis. Sulawesi swiftlet (Aerodramus sororum) Seram swiftlet (Aerodramus ceramensis) Mountain swiftlet (Aerodramus hirundinaceus)