Island swiftlet
Appearance
(Redirected from Micronesian swiftlet)
Caroline swiftlet | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Clade: | Strisores |
Order: | Apodiformes |
Family: | Apodidae |
Genus: | Aerodramus |
Species: | A. inquietus
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Binomial name | |
Aerodramus inquietus (Kittlitz, 1858)
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Synonyms | |
Collocalia inquietus |
The island swiftlet, also known as the Caroline swiftlet, Micronesian swiftlet, or Caroline Islands swiftlet, (Aerodramus inquietus) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae.[2] Some taxonomists consider it to be a subspecies of the uniform swiftlet. It is endemic to the Caroline Islands, and its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
References
[edit]- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Aerodramus inquietus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22686576A93117887. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22686576A93117887.en. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ Steadman, David W. (2002-07-08). "A new species of swiftlet (Aves: Apodidae) from the late Quaternary of Mangaia, Cook Islands, Oceania". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 22 (2): 326–331. doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2002)022[0326:ANSOSA]2.0.CO;2. ISSN 0272-4634.
External links
[edit]- Caroline swiftlet Aerodramus inquietus (BirdLife International)
- Caroline swiftlet Aerodramus inquietus (IUCN Red List of Threatened Species)
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