• Synonyms Grey-rumped Swiftlet, Gray Swiftlet, Gray-rumped Swiftlet, White rumped Swiftlet, Grey Swiftlet, Pacific White-rumped Swiftlet
  • Old latin name for bird Collocalia spodiopygia, Collocalia spodiopygius, Aerodramus spodiopygia, Macropteryx spodiopygius

White-rumped Swiftletbird sounds *

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

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Where to see White-rumped Swiftlet

  • Breeding region Australasia, Pacific ocean
  • Breeding subregion Bismarck Arch. to Samoa

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

Species Name in Other Languages

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