Broken Hill Gidgee vs Mountain Swiftlet

Acacia loderi compared with Aerodramus hirundinaceus

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Mountain Swiftlet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Mountain Swiftlet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Fabaceae	Apodidae
Genus	Acacia	Aerodramus
Species	Acacia loderi	Aerodramus hirundinaceus

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Mountain Swiftlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Mountain Swiftlet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broken Hill Gidgee

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Mountain Swiftlet

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Broken Hill Gidgee

The Broken Hill Gidgee (Acacia loderi) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.