White-rumped Swiftlet bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsGray Swiftlet, Gray-rumped Swiftlet, Grey-rumped Swiftlet, Pacific White-rumped Swiftlet, Grey Swiftlet, White rumped Swiftlet
Old latin name for birdAerodramus spodiopygia, Collocalia spodiopygius, Macropteryx spodiopygius, Collocalia spodiopygia
OrderSwifts and hummingbirds / Apodiformes
FamilySwifts / Apodidae
GenusAerodramus
Breeding regionAustralasia, Pacific ocean
Breeding subregionBismarck Arch. to Samoa

White-rumped Swiftlet bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Echolocation clicks, © Todd Mark
    Western Samoa
  • 2.
    Alarm call, © Todd Mark
    Papua New Guinea
  • 3.
    Call, © Todd Mark
    Papua New Guinea
  • 4.
    Echolocation clicks, © Todd Mark
    Western Samoa
  • 5.
    Flight call, © Todd Mark
    Papua New Guinea
  • 6.
    Echolocation clicks, © Todd Mark
    Western Samoa
  • 7.
    Flight call, © Todd Mark
    Papua New Guinea
  • 8.
    Call, © Todd Mark
    Papua New Guinea
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see White-rumped Swiftlet

White-rumped Swiftlet subspecies (11)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Aerodramus spodiopygius assimilisFiji (sw Polynesia)-No
Aerodramus spodiopygius delichonAdmiralty Is. (nw Bismarck Arch.)-No
Aerodramus spodiopygius desolatusTemotu (=Santa Cruz Is., se Solomon Is.)-No
Aerodramus spodiopygius eichhorniMussau and Emirau (to se of Mussau); St. Matthias Is. (nc Bismarck Arch.)-No
Aerodramus spodiopygius epiensisUreparapara (Banks Is., n Vanuatu) and Santo to Epi (n, c Vanuatu)-No
Aerodramus spodiopygius ingensEmae to Aneityum (s Vanuatu)-No
Aerodramus spodiopygius leucopygiusNew Caledonia including Loyalty Is.-No
Aerodramus spodiopygius noonaedanaeManam (off n New Guinea), New Ireland and New Britain and satellites (e Bismarck Arch.)-No
Aerodramus spodiopygius reichenowiBuka to Makira and satellites (Solomon Is.)-No
Aerodramus spodiopygius spodiopygiusw Samoa and American Samoa (c Polynesia)-No
Aerodramus spodiopygius townsendiTonga (sc Polynesia)-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
Bengaliধরামকাভয কুটিফাতাচ঳
Catalansalangana del Pacífic
Chinese白腰金丝燕
Chinese (Traditional)白腰金絲燕
Croatianmelanezijska čiopica
Czechsalangana melanéská, Salangana jižní
DanishHvidgumpet Salangan
DutchWitstuitsalangaan
EsperantoBlankpuga apuseto
Estonianvalgepära-salangaan
Finnishharmaasalangaani
FrenchSalangane à croupion blanc, Martinet à croupion blanc
GermanWeissbürzel-Salangane, Weißbürzelsalangane
Hungarianfehérarcú szalangána
ItalianSalangana groppabianca, Salangana groppone bianco
Japaneseコシジロアナツバメ
Lithuanianbaltasturplis erodramas
Norwegianmelanesiasalangan, Melanesiasalangan
Norwegian NynorskMelanesiasalangan
Polishsalangana bialorzytna, salangana białorzytna, Salangana szara
Portugueseandorinhão-cintado, salangana-de-uropígio-branco
RussianСалангана с белым надхвостьем, Белогузая салангана
Samoanpe'ape'a
SerbianČiopica sa belim nadrepkom
Slovaksalangána súmračná
SpanishRabitojo de Lomo Blanco, Salangana culiblanca
Swedishvitgumpad salangan, Vitgumpssalangan, vitgumpsalangan
TurkishAk Sokumlu Yelyutan
Ukrainianсалангана світлогуза