Atiu swiftlet
The Atiu swiftlet (Aerodramus sawtelli) is a species of bird in the swift family, endemic to Atiu in the Cook Islands.
| Atiu swiftlet | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Apodidae |
| Genus: | Aerodramus |
| Species: | A. sawtelli |
| Binomial name | |
| Aerodramus sawtelli Holyoak, 1974 | |
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Collocalia sawtelli | |
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 (2012). "Aerodramus sawtelli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2014.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- BirdLife species factsheet for Aerodramus sawtelli
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Aerodramus sawtelli. |
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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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