Friday, June 8, 2012

>Aerodramus mearnsi (Philippine Swiftlet)

Philippine Swiftlet


Philippine Swiftlet (Aerodramus mearnsi) 


Philippine Swiftlet
Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Apodiformes
Family:Apodidae
Genus:Aerodramus
Species:A. mearnsi
Binomial name
Aerodramus mearnsi
(Oberholser, 1912)
The Philippine Swiftlet (Aerodramus mearnsi) is a species of swift in the Apodidae family. It is endemic to the Philippines.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

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