Red Lauan vs White-tipped Swift

Shorea negrosensis compared with Aeronautes montivagus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Red Lauan	White-tipped Swift
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Dipterocarpaceae	Apodidae
Genus	Shorea	Aeronautes
Species	Shorea negrosensis	Aeronautes montivagus

Conservation Status

Red Lauan

LC — Least Concern

White-tipped Swift

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Red Lauan	White-tipped Swift
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Red Lauan

Habitat

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

White-tipped Swift

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

White-tipped Swift (Aeronautes montivagus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.