Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Aerodramus

Osteichthyes - Caprimulgiformes - Apodidae

Taxonomy
Aerodramus was named by Oberholser (1906). It is extant.

It was assigned to Apodidae by Meijer et al. (2013), Clements et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1906Aerodramus Oberholser
2013Aerodramus Meijer et al. p. 887
2017Aerodramus Clements et al.

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
RankNameAuthor
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Saurischia()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
—Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
orderCaprimulgiformesRidgway 1881
familyApodidaeHartert 1897
genusAerodramusOberholser 1906

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Aerodramus Oberholser 1906
show all | hide all
Aerodramus fuciphagus Thunberg 1812 [white-nest swiftlet]
Aerodramus salangana Streubel 1848 [mossy-nest swiftlet]
Aerodramus sawtelli Holyoak 1974 [Atiu swiftlet]
Aerodramus spodiopygius Peale 1848 [white-rumped swiftlet]
Aerodramus vanikorensis Quoy and Gaimard 1830 [uniform swiftlet]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: volantf
Diet: insectivoref
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 16:35:04
Modified: 2009-01-03 18:35:04
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Marsh 1875, Kiessling 2004, Naka 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.12900 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma

Collections (64 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Philippines Collocalia salangana (194834 194836)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Indonesia (East Nusa Tenggara) A. fuciphagus (193370 193373 193376 193377 193378 193384 193386 193388 193389 193391 193395 193401 193402 193403 193404)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Cook Islands Collocalia sawtelli (193455 193457)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0New Caledonia Collocalia spodiopygia (13221 193986)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Tonga Collocalia spodiopygia (194700)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Guam Collocalia vanikorensis (208640 208641 208642 208643 208644)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Niue Collocalia spodiopygia (193851 193852 193853 193854 193855 193856 193857 193858 193861 193867 193869)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Northern Mariana Islands Collocalia vanikorensis (194622 194624 194625 194630 194632 194633 194634 194635 194649)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Indonesia (East Nusa Tenggara) A. fuciphagus (193381 193392 193396 193397 193398 193405 193406 193407 193408 193409 193410 193411 193412 193413 193414 193415 193416)