UC IUCN · LC · Least Concern Apodiformes Apodidae

White-rumped Swiftlet

Aerodramus spodiopygius

UCIOC 712

White-rumped Swiftlet

Aerodramus spodiopygius

Apodiformes · Apodidae

White-rumped Swiftlet (Aerodramus spodiopygius).

ATK75

DEF58

701 / 11068

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Illustration · not to scale

Body Mass: 8 g
Diet: Invertebrates
Migration: Resident

⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale

ATK 75

Ecomorphologically adapted beak and agile strike momentum tailored to its foraging competition niche (ATK 75).

DEF 58

Lightweight agility and protective plumage camouflage favoring rapid evasive maneuverability over raw armor (DEF 58).

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How to identify

Detailed field marks are not yet available. Use the linked sources to confirm an identification.

Similar species

Species-specific comparison notes are not yet available. Related birds below are not necessarily lookalikes.

Calls & songs

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🌍 Range & Habitat

Distribution: Australasia & Pacific Ocean: Bismarck Arch. to Samoa Habitat: Forest & Woodland

11 · Subspecies & regional ranges

Aerodramus spodiopygius delichon
Admiralty Is. (nw Bismarck Arch.)
Aerodramus spodiopygius eichhorni
Mussau and Emirau (to se of Mussau); St. Matthias Is. (nc Bismarck Arch.)
Aerodramus spodiopygius noonaedanae
Manam (off n New Guinea), New Ireland and New Britain and satellites (e Bismarck Arch.)
Aerodramus spodiopygius reichenowi
Buka to Makira and satellites (Solomon Is.)
Aerodramus spodiopygius desolatus
Temotu (=Santa Cruz Is., se Solomon Is.)
Aerodramus spodiopygius epiensis
Ureparapara (Banks Is., n Vanuatu) and Santo to Epi (n, c Vanuatu)
Aerodramus spodiopygius ingens
Emae to Aneityum (s Vanuatu)
Aerodramus spodiopygius leucopygius
New Caledonia including Loyalty Is.
Aerodramus spodiopygius assimilis
Fiji (sw Polynesia)
Aerodramus spodiopygius townsendi
Tonga (sc Polynesia)
Aerodramus spodiopygius spodiopygius
w Samoa and American Samoa (c Polynesia)