Seychelles Swiftlet / Aerodramus elaphrus
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Seychelles Swiftlet
SCI Name:
Protonym: Collocalia fuciphaga elaphra Proc.Acad.Nat.Sci.Philadelphia 58 p.180,188
Taxonomy: Caprimulgiformes / Apodidae / Aerodramus
Taxonomy Code: seyswi1
Type Locality: Mahe'' Island, Seychelles.
Author: Oberholser
Publish Year: 1906
IUCN Status: Vulnerable
DEFINITIONS
AERODRAMUS
(Apodidae; Ϯ Himalayan Swiftlet A. brevirostris innominatus) Gr. αηρ aēr, αερος aeros air; -δρομος -dromos -racer < τρεχω trekhō to run; "A.—Tarsus more or less feathered (subgenus Aerodramus). ... AERODRAMUS, 6 subgenus nov. Chars. subgen.— Similar in proportions to the subgenus Collocalia, but tarsus more or less feathered. Type.— Collocalia innominata Hume. ... 6 αηρ, aer; δραμειν, cursare." (Oberholser 1906); "Aerodramus Oberholser, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 58, 1906, p. 179 (in key), p. 182. Type, by original designation, Collocalia innominata Hume." (Peters, 1940, IV, p. 220).
Synon. Zoonava.
elaphrus
Gr. ελαφρος elaphros nimble, light.
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, mispellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
