Halmahera Swiftlet
Aerodramus infuscatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyApodidae (Swifts)
- GenusAerodramus (Dark Swiftlets)
- SpeciesAerodramus infuscatus (Halmahera Swiftlet)
About the Halmahera Swiftlet
The Moluccan swiftlet (Aerodramus infuscatus) is a small bird in the swift family Apodidae that is found on Sulawesi and on the Maluku Islands in Indonesia. Two subspecies, the Sulawesi swiftlet and the Seram swiftlet, have sometimes been considered as separate species.
The Moluccan swiftlet was formally described in 1880 by the Italian zoologist Tommaso Salvadori under the binomial name Collocalia infuscata based on a specimen collected on the island of Ternate in the Maluku Islands. The specific epithet infuscata is Latin meaning "dusky" from infuscare meaning "to make dark". The Moluccan swiftlet is now one of 25 swiflets placed in the genus Aerodramus that was introduced in 1906 by the American ornithologist Harry C. Oberholser.
Three subspecies are recognised: A. i. infuscatus (Salvadori, 1880) – Sangihe Islands and Siau Island (north of northeast Sulawesi) and north Moluccas A. i. sororum (Stresemann, 1931) – central, south, southeast Sulawesi and satellites (Sulawesi swiftlet)
A. i. ceramensis (van Oort, 1911) – Buru and Seram (central Moluccas) (Seram swiftlet) In 2007 Frank Rheindt and Robert Hutchinson suggested that the subspecies A. i. sororum and A. i.... Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Tangkoko Nature Reserve
Uniform Swiftlet
Aerodramus vanikorensis
Sulawesi Swiftlet
Aerodramus sororum
White-nest Swiftlet
Aerodramus fuciphagus
Glossy Swiftlet
Collocalia esculenta
White-throated Needletail
Hirundapus caudacutus
House Swift
Apus nipalensis
Asian Palm-Swift
Cypsiurus balasiensis
Gray-rumped Treeswift
Hemiprocne longipennis
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tangkoko Nature Reserve | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Halmahera Swiftlet in Tangkoko Nature Reserve?
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Halmahera Swiftlet sighting in Tangkoko Nature Reserve, based on 338 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Halmahera Swiftlet in Tangkoko Nature Reserve?
July has the highest sighting rate for Halmahera Swiftlet in Tangkoko Nature Reserve in our monthly data.