Australian Swiftlet
Australian Swiftlet
Here the details of the Australian Swiftlet named bird below:
SCI Name:
Protonym: Cypselus terrae-reginae Proc.Zool.Soc.London(1874) (1874), Pt4 p.601
Taxonomy: Caprimulgiformes / Apodidae / Aerodramus
Taxonomy Code: ausswi1
Type Locality: Northeast coast ranges, near Cardwell, Queensland.
Author: Ramsay, EP
Publish Year: 1875
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
AERODRAMUS
(Apodidae; Ϯ Himalayan Swiftlet A. brevirostris innominatus) Gr. αηρ aēr, αερος aeros air; -δρομος -dromos -racer < τρεχω trekhō to run; "A.—Tarsus more or less feathered (subgenus Aerodramus). ... AERODRAMUS, 6 subgenus nov. Chars. subgen.— Similar in proportions to the subgenus Collocalia, but tarsus more or less feathered. Type.— Collocalia innominata Hume. ... 6 αηρ, aer; δραμειν, cursare." (Oberholser 1906); "Aerodramus Oberholser, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 58, 1906, p. 179 (in key), p. 182. Type, by original designation, Collocalia innominata Hume." (Peters, 1940, IV, p. 220).
Synon. Zoonava.
terraereginae
L. terra land; regina queen < rex, regis king < regere to rule; i.e. Queensland, Australia.
SUBSPECIES
Australian Swiftlet (terraereginae)
SCI Name: Aerodramus terraereginae terraereginae
terraereginae
L. terra land; regina queen < rex, regis king < regere to rule; i.e. Queensland, Australia.
Australian Swiftlet (chillagoensis)
SCI Name: Aerodramus terraereginae chillagoensis
chillagoensis
Chillagoe, Queensland, Australia.
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, mispellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)