Abreviro

Species fact sheet by Global Register of Migratory Species - www.groms.de

Aerodramus brevirostris

(Horsfield, 1840)

Family: Apodidae

Order: Apodiformes

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Himalayan swiftlet

Himalayasalangane

Salangane de l'Himalaya

Salangana de Himalaya

CMS NL

Redlist 2000 (Criteria) LR/nt

CITES NL

(Europe: SPEC threat status )

Migration: partial

Aerodramus brevirostris

Partial migrant, with apparently only relatively small proportions of populations moving S for winter. Recorded Nov-Mar in Malay Peninsula. Nocturnal migrants recorded in Nov at Fraser´s Hill, W Malaysia, were nominate race or innominatus. In Strait of Malacca, 4 on passage through Riau Archipelago in mid-Sept to early Oct, and 3 of indeterminate race collected in Nov from lighthouse; believed to be common passage migrant of Karimun Besar. Status in Sumatra uncertain, where in past reported to be a breeding resident, but may be merely winter visitor or straggler; large southward movement of c. 2860 swiftlets over S Serkap in early Oct probably refers to this species. Nominate race is altitudinal migrant in parts of Himalayas, wintering at 900-2750 m in Nepal; a few records from NE Bangladesh, where species may be only irregular winter visitor. Type specimen of race innominatus from S Andamans, where species is probably only rare straggler in winter. Race vulcanorum strictly resident. Race rogersi not known with ceratinly S of Surat Thani; has been recorded in SW Yunnan (SC China).
(del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1999) - www.hbw.com )

Regions: South & Southeast Asia