The Marquesan swiftlet (Aerodramus ocistus) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae.[1] It is endemic to French Polynesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Marquesan swiftlet
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Apodidae
Genus: Aerodramus
Species:
A. ocistus
Binomial name
Aerodramus ocistus
(Oberholser, 1906)
Synonyms

Collocalia ocista
Aerodramus ocista

References edit

  1. ^ "Marquesan Swiftlet". Manu. Retrieved 25 July 2021.