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Aerodramus salangana natunae-15593039405 (close-up)

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Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha
Cladus: Crurotarsi
Divisio: Archosauria
Subsectio: Ornithodira
Subtaxon: Dinosauromorpha
Cladus: Dinosauria
Ordo: Saurischia
Cladus: Theropoda
Cladus: Neotheropoda
Infraclassis: Aves
Cladus: Euavialae
Cladus: Avebrevicauda
Cladus: Pygostylia
Cladus: Ornithothoraces
Cladus: Euornithes
Cladus: Ornithuromorpha
Cladus: Ornithurae
Cladus: Carinatae
Parvclassis: Neornithes
Cohors: Neognathae
Ordo: Apodiformes

Familia: Apodidae
Subfamilia: Apodinae
Tribus: Collocaliini
Genus: Aerodramus
Species: Aerodramus salangana
Subspecies: A. s. aerophilus - A. s. maratua - A. s. natunae - A. s. salangana
Name

Aerodramus salangana (Streubel, 1848)

Original combination: Hemiprocne salangana

References

Isis, oder Encyclopädische Zeitung 41 col.368
Vernacular names
čeština: Salangana mechová
English: Mossy-nest swiftlet
español: Salangana de la Sonda
français: Salangane de la Sonde
polski: Salangana mszysta
svenska: Sammetssalangan

The mossy-nest swiftlet (Aerodramus salangana) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. Some taxonomists consider it to be a subspecies of the uniform swiftlet. It is found in northern Borneo, the Natuna and the Derawan Islands and Nias island off western Sumatra. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
References

BirdLife International (2018). "Aerodramus salangana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22686558A130108430. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22686558A130108430.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.

Sources

BirdLife International 2004. Aerodramus salangana. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.

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