Monday, June 11, 2012

>Aerodramus ocistus (Marquesan Swiftlet)

Marquesan Swiftlet


 



Marquesan Swiftlet
Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Apodiformes
Family:Apodidae
Genus:Aerodramus
Species:A. ocistus
Binomial name
Aerodramus ocistus
(Oberholser, 1906)
Synonyms
Collocalia ocista
The Marquesan Swiftlet (Aerodramus ocistus) is a species of swift in the Apodidae family. It isendemic to French Polynesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

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