Distribution and Subspecies
There are six subspecies of the Edible-nest Swiftlet:
- A. f. fuciphagus - The nominate subspecies found in Java, Bali and the western Lesser Sunda Islands
- A. f. inexpectatus - Andaman and Nicobar Islands, vagrant to Burma
- A. f. dammermani - Flores, known from only a single specimen
- A. f. micans - eastern Lesser Sundas (Sumba, Savu and Timor)
- A. f. vestitus - Sumatra and Borneo, sometimes considered to be a separate species, the Brown-rumped Swiftlet, Aerodramus vestitus (Lesson, 1843).
- A. f. perplexus - Maratua Archipelago off eastern Borneo
German's Swiftlet (Aerodramus germani), with two subspecies germani and amechanus, was formerly considered to be conspecific with the Edible-nest Swiftlet, but is now often considered to be a separate species. It occurs in the Malay Peninsula, central Thailand, coastal Vietnam and Cambodia, Hainan, northern Borneo and parts of the Philippines.
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