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Aerodramus fuciphagus (white-nest swiftlet)

Osteichthyes - Caprimulgiformes - Apodidae

Taxonomy
Hirundo fuciphaga was named by Thunberg (1812). It is extant.

It was recombined as Aerodramus fuciphagus by Meijer et al. (2013), Clements et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1812Hirundo fuciphaga Thunberg
2013Aerodramus fuciphagus Meijer et al. p. 887 figs. 4M, 5D
2017Aerodramus fuciphagus Clements et al.

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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)
Crocopoda
RankNameAuthor
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
speciesfuciphagus(Thunberg 1812)

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.

Aerodramus fuciphagus Thunberg 1812 [white-nest swiftlet]
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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: Naka 2004, Kiessling 2004, Marsh 1875

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.12900 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (32 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Indonesia (East Nusa Tenggara) Aerodramus fuciphagus (193370 193373 193376 193377 193378 193384 193386 193388 193389 193391 193395 193401 193402 193403 193404)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Indonesia (East Nusa Tenggara) Aerodramus fuciphagus (193381 193392 193396 193397 193398 193405 193406 193407 193408 193409 193410 193411 193412 193413 193414 193415 193416)