Caroline swiftlet

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The Caroline swiftlet (Aerodramus inquietus), also known as the island swiftlet, Micronesian swiftlet, or Caroline Islands swiftlet, is a species of swift in the family Apodidae.[2] Some taxonomists consider it to be a subspecies of the uniform swiftlet. It is endemic to the Caroline Islands, and its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Caroline swiftlet
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Apodidae
Genus: Aerodramus
Species:
A. inquietus
Binomial name
Aerodramus inquietus
(Kittlitz, 1858)
Synonyms

Collocalia inquietus
Collocalia inquieta
Collocalia vanikorensis inquietus
Aerodramus vanikorensis inquietus

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Aerodramus inquietus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22686576A93117887. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22686576A93117887.en. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  2. ^ Steadman, David W. (2002-07-08). "A new species of swiftlet (Aves: Apodidae) from the late Quaternary of Mangaia, Cook Islands, Oceania". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 22 (2): 326–331. doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2002)022[0326:ANSOSA]2.0.CO;2. ISSN 0272-4634.
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