Whitehead's swiftlet
Whitehead's swiftlet | |
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Conservation status | |
![]() Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
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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