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Volcano swiftlet

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Volcano swiftlet
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A. vulcanorum
Binomial name
Aerodramus vulcanorum

The volcano swiftlet (Aerodramus vulcanorum) is a species of bird in the Apodidae family formerly considered conspecific with the Himalayan swiftlet (Aerodramus brevirostris). It is endemic to several sites in western Java in Indonesia.

Habitat

Aerodramus vulcanorum nests in rock crevices at 1000 to 3,000m above sea level. It forages around peaks and ridges of volcanoes and over hilly primary forest. All known breeding sites are on active volcanoes. the active elevation range of this species plays a major role in where it lives.

References

  1. ^ "Aerdramus vulcanorum". International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Retrieved 2015-01-01.