Palawan Swiftlet
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| Palawan Swiftlet | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Apodidae |
| Genus: | Aerodramus |
| Species: | A. palawanensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Aerodramus palawanensis Stresemann, 1914 |
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| Synonyms | |
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Collocalia palawanensis |
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The Palawan Swiftlet (Aerodramus palawanensis) is a species of swift in the Apodidae family. Some taxonomists consider it to be a subspecies of the Uniform Swiftlet. It is endemic to the Philippines.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
[edit] References
- BirdLife International 2004. Aerodramus palawanensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.
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