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Aerodramus vanikorensis (uniform swiftlet)

Reptilia - Caprimulgiformes - Apodidae

Taxonomy
Hirundo vanikorensis was named by Quoy and Gaimard (1830). It is extant.

It was recombined as Collocalia vanikorensis by Steadman (1992); it was recombined as Aerodramus vanikorensis by Clements et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1830Hirundo vanikorensis Quoy and Gaimard
1992Collocalia vanikorensis Steadman
2017Aerodramus vanikorensis Clements et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
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()
Theropoda()
Neotheropoda
AverostraPaul 2002
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
orderCaprimulgiformesRidgway 1881
familyApodidaeHartert 1897
genusAerodramusOberholser 1906
speciesvanikorensis(Quoy and Gaimard 1830)

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 vanikorensis Quoy and Gaimard 1830 [uniform 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

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 - 0.0Guam Collocalia vanikorensis (208640 208641 208642 208643 208644)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Northern Mariana Islands Collocalia vanikorensis (194622 194624 194625 194630 194632 194633 194634 194635 194649)