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Himalayan swiftlet

Aerodramus brevirostris (Horsfield, 1840)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The himalayan swiftlet (Aerodramus brevirostris) is a species in the family Apodidae, order Apodiformes. Recorded adults weigh 12 g to 13.4 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Himalayan swiftlet (Aerodramus brevirostris)
Photo: TonyCastro · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the himalayan swiftlet

Weight
12 g – 13.4 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
rockysrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
23 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Aerialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the himalayan swiftlet live?

Not recorded

What is the himalayan swiftlet?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

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.

From the Wikipedia article “Himalayan swiftlet” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Himalayan_swiftlet&oldid=1379852254), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the himalayan swiftlet endangered?

The himalayan swiftlet is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the himalayan swiftlet classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderApodiformes
  5. familyApodidae
  6. genusAerodramus
  7. SpeciesAerodramus brevirostris (Horsfield, 1840)

Synonyms Collocalia brevirostris, Hirundo brevirostris, Hirundo brevirostris

Other names and names in other languages (37)
  • Indochinese swiftletEnglish
  • سمامة هيماليةArabic
  • salangana de l'HimàlaiaCatalan
  • salangana himálajskáCzech
  • corgoblyn yr HimalaiaWelsh
  • HimalayasalanganDanish
  • HimalajasalanganeGerman
  • Himalaya-SalanganeGerman
  • himalaja salanganoEsperanto
  • Salangana del HimalayaSpanish
  • põhjasalangaanEstonian
  • himalajansalangaaniFinnish
  • Salangane de l'HimalayaFrench
  • Salangane de l’HimalayaFrench
  • smeđa čiopicaCroatian
  • himalájai szalangánaHungarian
  • Rondone indocineseItalian
  • Rondone dell'HimalayaItalian
  • Salangana dell'HimalayaItalian
  • ヒマラヤアナツバメJapanese
  • 작은칼새Korean
  • 황해쇠칼새Korean
  • himalajinis erodramasLithuanian
  • Burung Layang-layang HimalayaMalay
  • HimalayasalangaanDutch
  • orientsalanganNorwegian
  • salangana himalajskaPolish
  • salangana-do-himalaiaPortuguese
  • andorinhão-dos-himalaiasPortuguese
  • Гималайская саланганаRussian
  • salangána himalájskaSlovak
  • Himalajska čiopicaSerbian
  • นกแอ่นพันธุ์หิมาลัยThai
  • Himalaya YelyutanıTurkish
  • салангана гімалайськаUkrainian
  • 短嘴金丝燕Chinese
  • 短嘴金絲燕Chinese

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Relatives of the himalayan swiftlet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the himalayan swiftlet?

An adult himalayan swiftlet weighs 12 g – 13.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the himalayan swiftlet endangered?

The himalayan swiftlet is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the himalayan swiftlet?

The himalayan swiftlet (Aerodramus brevirostris) belongs to the family Apodidae in the order Apodiformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{himalayan_swiftlet_2026,
  title = {Himalayan swiftlet (Aerodramus brevirostris)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/himalayan-swiftlet},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}