Whitehead's 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. whiteheadi
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| Binomial name | |
| Aerodramus whiteheadi (Ogilvie-Grant, 1895)
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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 (2020). "Aerodramus whiteheadi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22686549A177907646. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22686549A177907646.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
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- Birds described in 1895
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