| Himalayan swiftlet | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Apodidae |
| Genus: | Aerodramus |
| Species: | A. brevirostris
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| Binomial name | |
| Aerodramus brevirostris (Horsfield, 1840)
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| Synonyms | |
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Collocalia brevirostris Deignan, 1955 | |
The Himalayan swiftlet (Aerodramus brevirostris) is a small swift. It is a common colonial breeder in the Himalayas and Southeast Asia. Some populations are migratory.
This swiftlet was formerly placed in the genus Collocalia. Two of its five subspecies are frequently given full species status, A. b. rogersi as the Indochinese swiftlet, Aerodramus rogersi, and the isolated Javan form A. b. vulcanorum as the Volcano swiftlet, Aerodramus vulcanorum.
- ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Aerodramus brevirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T60824542A118574220. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T60824542A118574220.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.