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Aerodramus Oberholser, 1906
Taxonomic Serial No.: 178017
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Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom: Animalia
Taxonomic Rank: Genus
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s): Edible-nest Swiftlets [English]


Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing: valid

Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met
Global Species Completeness: complete
Latest Record Review: 2005



Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom Animalia -- Animal, animals, animaux
Phylum Chordata -- chordates, cordado, cordés
Subphylum Vertebrata -- vertebrado, vertebrates, vertébrés
Class Aves -- Birds, oiseaux
Order Apodiformes -- Hummingbirds, Swifts
Family Apodidae -- Swifts
Subfamily Apodinae
Genus Aerodramus Oberholser, 1906 -- Edible-nest Swiftlets
Direct Children:
Species Aerodramus bartschi (Mearns, 1909) -- Mariana Swiftlet
Species Aerodramus brevirostris (Horsfield, 1840) -- Himalayan Swiftlet
Species Aerodramus elaphrus (Oberholser, 1906) -- Seychelles Swiftlet
Species Aerodramus francicus (Gmelin, 1789) -- Mascarene Swiftlet
Species Aerodramus fuciphagus (Thunberg, 1812) -- Edible-nest Swiftlet
Species Aerodramus hirundinaceus (Stresemann, 1914) -- Mountain Swiftlet
Species Aerodramus infuscatus (Salvadori, 1880) -- Moluccan Swiftlet
Species Aerodramus inquietus (Kittlitz, 1858)
Species Aerodramus leucophaeus (Peale, 1848) -- Tahiti Swiftlet
Species Aerodramus maximus (Hume, 1878) -- Black-nest Swiftlet
Species Aerodramus mearnsi (Oberholser, 1912) -- Philippine Swiftlet
Species Aerodramus nuditarsus (Salomonsen, 1962) -- Bare-legged Swiftlet
Species Aerodramus ocistus (Oberholser, 1906) -- Marquesan Swiftlet
Species Aerodramus orientalis (Mayr, 1935) -- Mayr's Swiftlet
Species Aerodramus papuensis (Rand, 1941) -- Three-toed Swiftlet
Species Aerodramus pelewensis (Mayr, 1935) -- Palau Swiftlet
Species Aerodramus salangana (Streubel, 1848) -- Mossy-nest Swiftlet
Species Aerodramus spodiopygius (Peale, 1848) -- White-rumped Swiftlet
Species Aerodramus terraereginae (E. P. Ramsay, 1875) -- Australian Swiftlet
Species Aerodramus unicolor (Jerdon, 1840) -- Indian Swiftlet
Species Aerodramus vanikorensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1830) -- Gray Swiftlet, Uniform Swiftlet
Species Aerodramus whiteheadi (Ogilvie-Grant, 1895) -- Whitehead's Swiftlet



References
Expert(s):
Expert: Alan P. Peterson, M.D.
Notes: PO Box 1999 Walla Walla, Washington 99362-0999
Reference for: Aerodramus

Expert: Richard C. Banks
Notes: Chief, Bird Section, U.S.G.S. - B.R.D. - P.W.R.C.
Reference for: Aerodramus

Other Source(s):
Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)
Acquired: 1996
Notes:
Reference for: Aerodramus

Source: Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource, 2005.11.05, website (version 05-Nov-05)
Acquired: 2005
Notes: Zoonomen Nomenclatural data maintained by Alan P. Peterson at http://www.zoonomen.net
Reference for: Aerodramus

Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s): Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes
Publication Date: 2003
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada
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Notes: As-yet (2003) unpublished manuscript from 1998
Reference for: Aerodramus

Author(s)/Editor(s): Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner
Publication Date: 1987
Article/Chapter Title: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Resource Publication, no. 166
Page(s): 79
Publisher: United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication Place: Washington, D.C., USA
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Notes:
Reference for: Aerodramus, Edible-nest Swiftlets



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