Australian Biological Resources Study

Australian Faunal Directory

Subspecies Aerodramus terraereginae chillagoensis Pecotich, 1982

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Subspecies Aerodramus terraereginae chillagoensis Pecotich, 1982

 

Distribution

States

Queensland


Extra Distribution Information

Restricted, where confirmed, to region of middle Walsh River catchment (Chillagoe-Mungana-Rookwood)—may be more widespread in central-south Cape York Peninsula, QLD.


Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.
IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)
drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IBRA

Qld: Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

  • Australia
    • Queensland: N Gulf

Ecological Descriptors

Aerial, arthropod-feeder, closed forest, diurnal, gregarious, open forest, sedentary, volant, woodland.

Extra Ecological Information

Seasonal breeder, feeds aerially from near gound to high above trees in wide circling convolutions and gliding on down-swept wings, often in large loose flocks, roosts and nests in deeper caves with little light, gives echolocation rattle call, builds a bracket-shaped nest of solidified whitish saliva strengthened by inter-bedded vegetable fibre and grass and hung from the roof and walls of caves.

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
12-Feb-2010 (import)