Island Swiftlet bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsCaroline Swiftlet, Carolines Swiftlet, Guam Cave Swiftlet, Caroline Islands Swiftlet, Guam Swiftlet, Micronesian Swiftlet
Old latin name for birdCollocalia inquieta, Aerodramus inquieta, Cypselus inquietus, Collocalia inquietus, Collocalia nidifica
OrderSwifts and hummingbirds / Apodiformes
FamilySwifts / Apodidae
GenusAerodramus
Breeding regionPacific ocean
Breeding subregionChuuk, Pohnpei and Kosrae (c, e Caroline Is., c Micronesia)

Island Swiftlet bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call from colony, © Todd Mark
    Micronesia
  • 2.
    Echolocation, © Todd Mark
    Micronesia
  • 3.
    Flight call, © Todd Mark
    Micronesia
  • 4.
    Call, © Todd Mark
    Micronesia
  • 5.
    Call, © Todd Mark
    Micronesia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Island Swiftlet

Island Swiftlet subspecies (3)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Aerodramus inquietus inquietusKosrae (e Caroline Is., c Micronesia)-No
Aerodramus inquietus ponapensisPohnpei (=Ponape, e Caroline Is., c Micronesia)-No
Aerodramus inquietus rukensisChuuk (=Truk, c Caroline Is., c Micronesia)-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
Catalansalangana de les illes Carolines
Chinese卡罗琳金丝燕
Chinese (Traditional)加羅林金絲燕
Croatianmikronezijska čiopica
CzechSalangana karolínská, salangana karolinská, salangana karolínská
DanishCarolinasalangan, Carolinersalangan
DutchCarolinensalangaan
EsperantoKarolina apuseto
Estoniankaroliini salangaan
Finnishkaroliiniensalangaani
FrenchSalangane des Carolines
GermanKarolinen Salangane, Karolinensalangane
Hungariankarolina-szigeteki szalangána
ItalianSalangana delle Isole Caroline, Salangana delle Caroline, Salangana dI Micronesia
Japaneseカロリンアナツバメ
Lithuaniankarolininis erodramas
Norwegiankarolinesalangan, Karolinesalangan
Norwegian NynorskKarolinesalangan
Polishsalangana mikronezyjska
Portugueseandorinhão-das-carolinas, salangana-das-carolinas
RussianСалангана гуамская, Каролинская салангана
SerbianČiopica sa Karolinskih ostrva, Čiopica sa ostrva Karolina
Slovaksalangána mikronézska
SpanishSalangana de las Carolinas, Rabitojo Carolina
Swedishkarolinersalangan
TurkishCaroline Adası Yelyutanı
Ukrainianсалангана каролінська