Apodidae

Aerodramus fuciphagus (Photo from Flickriver) Common name: edible-nest swiftlet (en); andorinhão-de-ninho-comestível (pt); salangane à nid blanc (fr); rabitojo de nido comestible (es); weißnestsalangane (de) Taxonomy: Order Apodiformes Family Apodidae Range: These birds are found in south-east Asia, in Sumatra, Borneo, Java, Bali, Flores, Sumba, Savu, Timor, Burma, in the Andaman and Nicobar islands and in…

Aerodramus terraereginae Photo by Ian Montgomery (Birdway) Common name: Australian swiftlet (en); andorinhão-australiano (pt); salangane d’Australie (fr); salangana australiana (es); Südseesalangane (de) Taxonomy: Order Apodiformes Family Apodidae Range: This species is endemic to Queensland, in north-eastern Australia, being found in the mainland and in a number of offshore islands in that region.. Size: This small…

Aerodramus terraereginae Photo by Ian Montgomery (Birdway) Common name: Australian swiftlet (en); andorinhão-australiano (pt); salangane d’Australie (fr); salangana australiana (es); Südseesalangane (de) Taxonomy: Order Apodiformes Family Apodidae Range: This species is endemic to Queensland, in north-eastern Australia, being found in the mainland and in a number of offshore islands in that region.. Size: This small…