White-rumped Swiftlet

Aerodramus spodiopygius

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Apodiformes
Family
Apodidae
Genus
Aerodramus
eBird Code
whrswi2

Subspecies (11)

  • Aerodramus spodiopygius assimilis

    Fiji

  • Aerodramus spodiopygius delichon

    Manus Island (Admiralty Islands)

  • Aerodramus spodiopygius desolatus

    Duff, Swallow, and Santa Cruz islands (northern Temotu, southeastern Solomon Islands)

  • Aerodramus spodiopygius eichhorni

    Mussau, in St. Matthias Group (north-central Bismarck Archipelago)

  • Aerodramus spodiopygius epiensis

    Banks Islands and northern Vanuatu to Epi Islands

  • Aerodramus spodiopygius ingens

    Emae to Aneityum (southern Vanuatu)

  • Aerodramus spodiopygius leucopygius

    New Caledonia including Loyalty Islands

  • Aerodramus spodiopygius noonaedanae

    New Ireland and New Britain (eastern Bismarck Archipelago)

  • Aerodramus spodiopygius reichenowi

    southern and eastern Solomon Islands

  • Aerodramus spodiopygius spodiopygius

    Samoa

  • Aerodramus spodiopygius townsendi

    Tonga

Data Sources

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.