From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from Micronesian Swiftlet)

Caroline swiftlet
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Apodidae
Genus: Aerodramus
Species:
A. inquietus
Binomial name
Aerodramus inquietus
( Kittlitz, 1858)
Synonyms

Collocalia inquietus
Collocalia inquieta
Collocalia vanikorensis inquietus
Aerodramus vanikorensis 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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from Micronesian Swiftlet)

Caroline swiftlet
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Apodidae
Genus: Aerodramus
Species:
A. inquietus
Binomial name
Aerodramus inquietus
( Kittlitz, 1858)
Synonyms

Collocalia inquietus
Collocalia inquieta
Collocalia vanikorensis inquietus
Aerodramus vanikorensis 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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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



Videos

Youtube | Vimeo | Bing

Websites

Google | Yahoo | Bing

Encyclopedia

Google | Yahoo | Bing

Facebook