Saturday, June 9, 2012

>Aerodramus palawanensis (Palawan Swiftlet)

Palawan Swiftlet

 



Palawan Swiftlet
Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Apodiformes
Family:Apodidae
Genus:Aerodramus
Species:A. palawanensis
Binomial name
Aerodramus palawanensis
Stresemann, 1914
Synonyms
Collocalia palawanensis
Collocalia vanikorensis palawanensis
Aerodramus vanikorensis palawanensis
Aerodramus palawensis
The Palawan Swiftlet (Aerodramus palawanensis) is a species of swift in the Apodidae family. Some taxonomists consider it to be a subspecies of the Uniform Swiftlet. It is endemic to the Philippines.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

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