Atiu swiftlet
| Atiu swiftlet | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Apodidae |
| Genus: | Aerodramus |
| Species: | A. sawtelli
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| Binomial name | |
| Aerodramus sawtelli Holyoak, 1974
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Collocalia sawtelli | |
The Atiu swiftlet (Aerodramus sawtelli) is a species of bird in the swift family, endemic to Atiu in the Cook Islands.
This small, dark swift measures 10 cm (3.9 in) long. It is sooty-brown above, slightly lighter below.[2]
Its natural habitats are the island's fernlands and mixed horticultural areas over which it feeds, and in makatea limestone caves within which it nests.[2] The species is known on Atiu as kopeka.
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2020). "Aerodramus sawtelli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22686581A180897346. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22686581A180897346.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ a b BirdLife species factsheet for Aerodramus sawtelli
External links[]
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Wikispecies has information related to Aerodramus sawtelli. |
- "Aerodramus sawtelli". Avibase.
- "Atiu swiftlet media". Internet Bird Collection.
- Interactive range map of Aerodramus sawtelli at IUCN Red List maps
- Audio recordings of Atiu swiftlet on Xeno-canto.
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- IUCN Red List vulnerable species
- Aerodramus
- Birds of the Cook Islands
- Birds described in 1974
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