The Halmahera swiftlet or Moluccan swiftlet (Aerodramus infuscatus, formerly Collocalia infuscata) is a species in the family Apodidae. It is endemic to North Maluku, Indonesia.
| Halmahera swiftlet | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Apodidae |
| Genus: | Aerodramus |
| Species: | A. infuscatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Aerodramus infuscatus (Salvadori, 1880)
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Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. The IUCN lumps the Halmahera swiftlet, the Sulawesi swiftlet, and the Seram swiftlet together, calling it the Moluccan swiftlet.
References edit
- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Aerodramus infuscatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22686522A130108054. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22686522A130108054.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- Rheindt, F.E., and R.O. Hutchinson. 2007. A photoshot odyssey through the confused avian taxonomy of Seram and Buru (southern Moluccas). BirdingASIA 7: 18–38.