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Aerodramus spodiopygius (white-rumped swiftlet)

Osteichthyes - Caprimulgiformes - Apodidae

Taxonomy
Macropteryx spodiopygius was named by Peale (1848). It is extant.

It was recombined as Collocalia spodiopygia by Balouet and Olson (1989), Steadman (1993), Worthy et al. (1998); it was recombined as Aerodramus spodiopygius by Clements et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Macropteryx spodiopygius Peale
1989Collocalia spodiopygia Balouet and Olson p. 21
1993Collocalia spodiopygia Steadman
1998Collocalia spodiopygia Worthy et al.
2017Aerodramus spodiopygius 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
speciesspodiopygius(Peale 1848)

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 spodiopygius Peale 1848 [white-rumped 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: Marsh 1875, Naka 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Holocene or 0.01170 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Niue Collocalia spodiopygia (193851 193852 193853 193854 193855 193856 193857 193858 193861 193867 193869)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Tonga Collocalia spodiopygia (194700)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0New Caledonia Collocalia spodiopygia (13221 193986)