Sunday, June 10, 2012

>Aerodramus pelewensis (Palau Swiftlet)

Palau Swiftlet





Palau Swiftlet
Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Apodiformes
Family:Apodidae
Genus:Aerodramus
Species:A. pelewensis
Binomial name
Aerodramus pelewensis
Mayr, 1935
Synonyms
Collocalia pelewensis
The Palau Swiftlet (Aerodramus pelewensis) is a species of swift in the Apodidae family. It isendemic to Palau.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

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