Bare-legged Swiftlet vs Vegetable fern

Aerodramus nuditarsus compared with Diplazium esculentum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-legged Swiftlet	Vegetable fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Aves (Birds)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Apodidae	Athyriaceae
Genus	Aerodramus	Diplazium
Species	Aerodramus nuditarsus	Diplazium esculentum

Conservation Status

Bare-legged Swiftlet

LC — Least Concern

Vegetable fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-legged Swiftlet	Vegetable fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-legged Swiftlet

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Vegetable fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Portugal, South Africa, and United States.

Bare-legged Swiftlet

The Bare-legged Swiftlet (Aerodramus nuditarsus) is a species in the genus Aerodramus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.