Field GuideChange city
Back to Cairns
  • Australian Swiftlet, 1 of 6
    Photo 1 of 6

    (c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Australian Swiftlet, 2 of 6
    Photo 2 of 6

    (c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Australian Swiftlet, 3 of 6
    Photo 3 of 6

    (c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Australian Swiftlet, 4 of 6
    Photo 4 of 6

    (c) Laura Keene, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Australian Swiftlet, 5 of 6
    Photo 5 of 6

    (c) Alan Bell, some rights reserved (CC BY)

  • Australian Swiftlet, 6 of 6
    Photo 6 of 6

    (c) Jono Dashper, all rights reserved

1 of 6 photos

Australian Swiftlet

Aerodramus terraereginae

Worldwide
382 observations
Group
Birds
iNaturalist Wikipedia

About

The Australian swiftlet (Aerodramus terraereginae) is a small bird belonging to the genus Aerodramus in the swift family, Apodidae. It is endemic to Queensland in north-eastern Australia. It was formerly included in the white-rumped swiftlet (Aerodramus spodiopygius) but is now commonly treated as a separate species. It has two subspecies which are occasionally regarded as two separate species: A. t. terraereginae and A. t. chillagoensis (Chillagoe swiftlet).

Summary from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Recent sightings near Cairns

Research-grade observations within 25 km, newest first.