Marquesan swiftlet
Appearance
Marquesan swiftlet | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Clade: | Strisores |
Order: | Apodiformes |
Family: | Apodidae |
Genus: | Aerodramus |
Species: | A. ocistus
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Binomial name | |
Aerodramus ocistus (Oberholser, 1906)
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Synonyms | |
Collocalia ocista |
The Marquesan swiftlet (Aerodramus ocistus) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is endemic to French Polynesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
References
- BirdLife International 2004. Aerodramus ocistus[permanent dead link]. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.