Whitehead's swiftlet











































Whitehead's swiftlet

Conservation status




Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)


Scientific classification edit
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Aves
Order:
Apodiformes
Family:
Apodidae
Genus:
Aerodramus
Species:

A. whiteheadi


Binomial name

Aerodramus whiteheadi
(Ogilvie-Grant, 1895)


Synonyms

Collocalia whiteheadi



The Whitehead's swiftlet (Aerodramus whiteheadi) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is endemic to the Philippines. It is named after the British explorer John Whitehead (1860-1899) who collected natural history specimens in Borneo and elsewhere in Southeast Asia.


Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Its status is insufficiently known.



References


  • BirdLife International 2004. [1]. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.










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