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Australian Swiftlet
Aerodramus terraereginae (Ramsay, EP, 1875)
Apodidae — Swifts
Australian Swiftlet, Aerodramus terraereginae, breeds in north-east Queensland in Australasia, with one form also found inland around Chillagoe. It is a swift in the family Apodidae and was described by Ramsay in 1875. The species is tied to caves and nearby country, and the inland form is smaller and paler than the coastal one. It has dark grey-brown upperparts, greyish underparts, pale feathers on the forehead and lores, a usually pale greyish rump, and a slightly forked tail.
- Order
- Apodiformes
- Family
- Apodidae — Swifts
- Breeding range
- Australasia: ne Australia
