This specimen has not been photographed yet.
Aerodramus spodiopygius
White-rumped Swiftlet
As recorded: Aerodramus spodiopygius (Peale, 1849)
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Apodiformes › Apodidae
- Locality
- Aleisa Cave
- Island
- Upolu Island
- Region
- Samoa
- Coordinates
- -13.9094, -171.7400
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Aerodramus spodiopygius observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-08-27.
2026-08-27
Siumu, Tuamasaga, Samoa
(c) Charley Hesse, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-02-14
Tuamasaga, Samoa
(c) Darrell Parsons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-02-14
Apia, Samoa
(c) Darrell Parsons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Aerodramus spodiopygius. BPBM 145627. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36098084. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-x/145627.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36098084 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026