A SUMMARY OF OUR KNOWLEDGE OF
INDIVIDUAL SWIFT SPECIES
APODIDAE
CYPSELOIDINAE
Cypseloides
cherriei Spot-fronted
Swift
Cypseloides
cryptus White-chinned
Swift
Cypseloides
storei White-fronted
Swift
Cypseloides
fumigatus Sooty
Swift
Cypseloides
rothschildi RothschildÕs
Swift
Cypseloides
niger American
Black Swift
Cypseloides
lemosi White-chested
Swift
Cypseloides
senex Great
Dusky Swift
Streptoprocne
rutila Chestnut-collared
Swift
Streptoprocne
phelpsi Tepui
Swift
Streptoprocne
zonaris White-collared
Swift
Streptoprocne
biscutata Biscutate
Swift
Streptoprocne
semicollaris White-naped
Swift
APODINAE
Hydrochous
gigas Waterfall
Swift
Collocalia
esculenta Glossy
Swiftlet
Collocalia
linchi Cave
Swiftlet
Collocalia
troglodytes Pygmy
Swiftlet
Aerodramus
elaphrus Seychelles
Swiftlet
Aerodramus
francicus Mascarene
Swiftlet
Aerodramus
unicolor Indian
Swiftlet
Aerodramus
mearnsi Philippine
Grey Swiftlet
Aerodramus
infuscatus Molluccan
Swiftlet
Aerodramus
sororum Sulawesi
Swiftlet
Aerodramus
ceramensis Seram
Swiftlet
Aerodramus
vulcanorum Volcano
Swiftlet
Aerodramus
hirundinaceus Mountain
Swiftlet
Aerodramus spodiopygius White-rumped
Swiftlet
Aerodramus terraereginae Australian
Swiftlet
Aerodramus
pelewensis Palau
Swiftlet
Aerodramus
bartschi Guam
Swiftlet
Aerodramus
inquietus Micronesian
Swiftlet
Aerodramus
leucophaeus Tahiti
Swiftlet
Aerodramus
sawtelli Atiu
Swiftlet
Aerodramus
ocistus Marquesan
Swiftlet
Aerodramus
maximus Black-nest
Swiftlet
Aerodramus
fuciphagus Edible-nest
Swiftlet
Aerodramus
germani GermainÕs Swiftlet
Aerodramus
papuensis Papuan
Swiftlet
Schoutedenapus
myoptilus Scarce
Swift
Schoutedenapus
schoutedeni SchoutedenÕs
Swift
Mearnsia
picina Philippine
Needletail
Mearnsia
novaeguineae Papuan
Needletail
Zoonavena
grandidieri Malagasy
Spinetail
Zoonavena
thomensis S‡o
Tomˇ Spinetail
Zoonavena
sylvatica White-rumped
Spinetail
Telacanthura
ussheri Mottled
Spinetail
Telacanthura
melanopygia Black
Spinetail
Rhaphidura
leucopygialis Silver-rumped
Spinetail
Rhaphidura
sabini SabineÕs
Spinetail
Neafrapus
cassini CassinÕs
Spinetail
Neafrapus
boehmi Bat-like
Spinetail
Hirundapus caudacutus White-throated
Needletail
Hirundapus
cochinchinensis Silver-backed
Needletail
Hirundapus
giganteus Brown-backed
Needletail
Hirundapus
celebensis Purple
Needletail
Chaetura
spinicaudus Band-rumped
Swift
Chaetura
fumosa Costa
Rican Swift
Chaetura
martinica Lesser
Antillean Swift
Chaetura
cinereiventris Grey-rumped
Swift
Chaetura
egregia Pale-rumped
Swift
Chaetura
pelagica Chimney
Swift
Chaetura
vauxi VauxÕs
Swift
Chaetura
chapmani ChapmanÕs
Swift
Chaetura
viridipennis Amazonian
Swift
Chaetura
meridionalis SickÕs
Swift
Chaetura
brachyura Short-tailed
Swift
Aeronautes
saxatalis White-throated
Swift
Aeronautes
montivagus White-tipped
Swift
Aeronautes andecolus Andean
Swift
Tachornis
phoenicobia Antillean
Palm-swift
Tachornis
furcata Pygmy
Swift
Tachornis
squamata Fork-tailed
Palm-swift
Panyptila
sanctiheronymi Great
Swallow-tailed Swift
Panyptila
cayennensis Lesser
Swallow-tailed Swift
Cypsiurus
parvus African
Palm-swift
Cypsiurus
balasiensis Asian
Palm-swift
Tachymarptis
melba Alpine
Swift
Tachymarptis
aequatorialis Mottled
Swift
Apus
alexandri AlexanderÕs
Swift
Apus apus Common
Swift
Apus
unicolor Plain
Swift
Apus
niansae Nyanza
Swift
Apus
pallidus Pallid
Swift
Apus
barbatus African
Black Swift
Apus
sladeniae Fernando
Po Swift
Apus
berliozi Forbes-WatsonÕs
Swift
Apus
bradfieldi BradfieldÕs
Swift
Apus
balstoni Madagascar
Swift
Apus
pacificus Pacific
Swift
Apus
leuconyx BlythÕs
Swift
Apus
salimalii Salim
AliÕs Swift
Apus
cooki CookÕs
Swift
Apus
acuticauda Dark-rumped
Swift
Apus
affinis Little
Swift
Apus
nipalensis House
Swift
Apus
horus Horus
Swift
Apus
toulsoni Loanda
Swift
Apus
caffer White-rumped
Swift
Apus
batesi BateÕs
Swift
HEMIPROCNIDAE
Hemiprocne coronata Crested
Treeswift
Hemiprocne
longipennis Grey-rumped
Treeswift
Hemiprocne
mystacea Moustached
Treeswift
Hemiprocne
comata Whiskered
Treeswift
Mike TarburtonÕs
PUBLICATIONS ON SWIFTS & OTHER BIRDS
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1967 Red-tailed Tropic-birds
nesting near Cape Naturaliste. Western Australian Naturalist 10: 122-123.
1968 Nesting
of the Red-tailed Tropic-bird at Sugarloaf Rock, near Cape Naturaliste. Western Australian Naturalist 11: 44-45.
1969 Some
observations on the irregularity of occurrences of certain bird species of the
Hunter Valley. Hunter Natural History 1: 36-37.
1971 Further observations on the
Red-tailed Tropic-bird at Sugarloaf Rock, Cape Naturaliste. Western
Australian Naturalist 12: 24.
1972 Death
on the roads. Wildlife in
Australia
9: 8-10.
1974 The
birds of the now non-existent causeway salt marshes, Perth, W.A. Western Australian Naturalist 13: 1-7.
1977 Nesting of the Red-tailed
Tropicbird at Sugarloaf Rock, W.A. Emu 77: 122-126.
1978a Albino
Oystercatcher on Otago Peninsula. Notornis
25:
108.
----b Some recent
observations on seabirds breeding in Fiji. Notornis 25: 303-316.
1980a Nesting
habits and population status of the Red-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon
rubricauda) on Norfolk Island. Australasian
Seabird Group Newsletter12: 22-26.
----b Mollymawk eats
diving petrel. Notornis 27: 330.
1981a Notes
and measurements of Hutton's and Fluttering Shearwaters found drowned at
Kaikoura Peninsula. Notornis 28: 9-10.
----b Seabirds
nesting at Norfolk Island. Notornis
28:
209-219.
1982 Integrity of diagnostic
characters for Huttons Shearwater.
Notornis 28: 134.
1984a Chick
feeding and attendance in the White Tern.
Notornis 31: 86-89.
----b Incubation
behaviour of the Red-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda) on Norfolk Island. Notornis 31: 92-94.
1986a The
food of the White-rumped Swiftlet (Aerodramus spodiopygius) in Fiji. Notornis 33: 1-16. Download
1.3 MB
----b A comparison of
the flight behaviour of the White-rumped Swiftlet and the Welcome Swallow. Bird
Behaviour
6: 72-84. Download 10.7 MB
----c Breeding of the
White-rumped Swiftlet in Fiji. Emu 86: 214-227. Download 2.2 MB
1987a An
experimental manipulation of clutch and brood size of White-rumped Swiftlets in
Fiji. Ibis 129: 107-114. Download 700 KB
----b Migration and
breeding strategies of the Black Noddy, Fiji. Emu 87: 50-52.
----c The population
status, longevity and mortality of the White-rumped Swiftlet in Fiji. Corella
11:
97-110. Download 13.8 MB
----d & E.O. Minot.
A novel strategy of reproduction in birds. Animal Behaviour: 35: 1898-1899. Download 312 KB
1988a Calls
of the White-rumped Swiftlet. Notornis: 35: 77-83. Download 1.4 MB
----b Breeding Biology
of the White-rumped Swiftlet at Chillagoe. Emu 88: 202-209. Download 1.4 MB
----c What swiftlets
do in the caves at Chillagoe and some ideas on how cavers can share those caves
without interference. Preprints of papers for the 17th biennial conference
of the Australian Speleological Federation 98-107. Download 2 MB
1989a Subspeciation
in the Red-tailed Tropicbird. Notornis 36: 39-49.
----b Feeding
behaviour of the Black-fronted Dotterel. Notornis 36: 249-259.
----c Bird numbers on
Atiu, Cook Islands. OSNZ News 53: 11-12.
1990a An
unusual nesting habit for swiftlets. Muruk 4: 66-69. Download 276 KB
----b Predator
avoidance strategies in cave nesting birds. XX IOC: Poster Paper.
----c Breeding biology
of the Atiu Swiftlet in the Cook Islands. Emu 90: 175-179. Download 712 KB
1991a Opportunistic
Nocturnal feeding by Silver Gulls. Australian Bird Watcher 14: 31.
----b Swiftlet ups and
downs. Annual Report, Chillagoe Caving Club Inc. 1991: 22 Download 136 KB
----c Predation of
Willie Wagtail and fledglings by Pied Butcherbird. Australian Bird Watcher 14: 68-69.
----d Breeding biology
of Fairy Martins at Murwillumbah. Emu 91: 93-99.
----e The feeding
technique of the Australian Hobby. Australian Bird Watcher 14: 148-149.
1992a A
1992 perspective on the swiftlets of Chillagoe Caves. Annual Report,
Chillagoe Caving Club Inc. 1992: 26-27. Download 420 KB
----b Weights
of some birds from Fiji. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 112: 34-36.
1993a A Comparison of the Breeding
Biology and Breeding Behaviour of the Welcome Swallow in Australia and recently
colonized New Zealand. Emu 93: 34-43.
----b Radiotracking
a White-throated Needletail to roost. Emu 93(2): 121-124. Download 708 KB
----c The
most southerly sighting of a Red-tailed Tropic bird. Notornis 40(1): 64.
----d Is
courtship a necessary prelude to mating? Australian Bird Watcher 15(2): 96-97.
----e The diet of the
White-rumped Swiftlet (Aerodramus spodiopygius) in Queensland's
savannah. Avocetta 17: 125-129. Download 476 KB
----f Determinants
of clutch size in the tropics; with reference to the White-rumped Swiftlet. Avocetta 17: 163-175. Download 1.4 MB
xxx Tropicbirds.
in Australian Fauna Vol. C. Bureau of Flora and Fauna, Canberra. in
press.
xxx Swifts
in Australian Fauna Vol. C. Bureau of Flora and Fauna, Canberra. in
press.
1998
Some Positive and Negative Effects of Cyclones on the Birds of
Samoa. IOC Poster Paper, Durban.
1999
Does the Red-tailed Tropicbird nest on the Neptune Islands? South
Aust. Ornithol. 33: 57.
2000a Swifts (contributed entries
for six species) in Handbook of
Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds Vol. 4. HANZAB [Contributed 2 entries for Tropic
Birds in Vol 1.]
2000b Whistling Kite (Haliastur sphenurus) kills and eats Green
Pygmy Goose (Nettapus pulchellus). Muruk 8(2): 90.
2000c
& Hamilton, S.G., Ericho, J.
Notes on the third specimen Record of the Three-toed Swiftlet Aerodramus
papuensis in Papua New
Guinea. Corella 25, 12-14. Download 732 KB
2000d Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris
melanotos on New Britain.
Muruk 8(2), 90.
2001b & E. Kaiser. Do fledgling and pre-breeding Common Swifts Apus apus take part in aerial roosting? An answer from a radio tracking
experiment. Ibis: 143, 255-263. Download 1.5 MB
2001c
Observations on the Status of the Land, Wading, and Seabirds of Samoa. Emu. 101: 349-360.
2003 The breeding biology of the Mountain Swiftlet, Aerodramus
hirundinaceus, in Irian
Jaya. Emu 103, 177-183. Download 1 MB
2009a The
breeding biology of the White-rumped Swiftlet Aerodramus spodiopygius
spodiopygius in Samoa. Corella
33(1), 1-6. Download 116 KB
2009b Why are White-throated Needletails and Fork-tailed Swifts
often last observed in Southern Australia when migrating northwards? Aust. Field Ornithol. 26, 19-24. Download 288 KB
2009c New insights into Spangled Drongo migration across Torres
Strait. Aust. Field Ornithol. 26, 25-27.
2009d New birds and other interesting sightings from
Melanesia. Muruk 9(2), 56-91. Download 19 Meg
2009e Swiftlet behaviour responses to predators in proximity to
their nests. Corella 33(4), 99-102. Download 116 KB
2010 PAU Bird Book.85pp. Pacific Adventist
University, PMB, Boroko, PNG.
2011a White-rumped Swiftlet Breeding Colony Size and Colony
Locations in Samoa. Helictite 40(2), 35-49. Download 3.8 MB
2011b
Australian Swiftlet (Aerodramus terraereginae) breeding limited by La Ni–a weather in
North Queensland. Sunbird 41(1),
6-10. Download 2.2 MB
2012a Swift Manoeuvres: how nesting Australian
Swiftlets beat La Nin‡ floodings. Australian
Birdlife 1(3), 26-29. Download 50.1 MB
2012b
Red-backed Button-Quail are still on Guadalcanal. Melanesian Geo (Jun 2012) 8, 43.
2013 & Tarburton, S. Colony Stability of Cave-nesting Australian Swiftlets in
Queensland: What are the impacts of severe weather events? Aust. Field Ornithol 30, 00-00. Download 4.2 MB
2014 Status of the
White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus in Australia: Evidence
for a marked decline. Australian
Field Ornithology 31, 122-140. Download 480 KB
2015a Swifts over the Hunter Region.
The Whistler 9,
23-27. Download 560 KB
2015b Now You See Them . .Finding the White-throated
Needletail. Australian Birdlife Dec 2015, 30-33. Download 228 KB