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Mountain Swiftlet

Aerodramus hirundinaceus
Family
Swifts
Order
Apodiformes
Codes
mouswi2, MOSW
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderApodiformes
FamilySwifts (Apodidae)
SpeciesAerodramus hirundinaceus
Codesmouswi2, MOSW
Identification

The Mountain Swiftlet (Aerodramus hirundinaceus) is a member of the Swifts family within the order Apodiformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code mouswi2 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

Related Species in Swifts
Black Swift
Cypseloides niger
White-chested Swift
Cypseloides lemosi
Rothschild's Swift
Cypseloides rothschildi
Sooty Swift
Cypseloides fumigatus
White-fronted Swift
Cypseloides storeri
White-chinned Swift
Cypseloides cryptus
Mountain Swiftlet photo
(c) Markus Lilje, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Markus Lilje

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Aerodramus hirundinaceus

Family: Swifts

Order: Apodiformes

eBird Code: mouswi2