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Atiu swiftlet

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Atiu swiftlet
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Apodidae
Genus: Aerodramus
Species:
A. sawtelli
Binomial name
Aerodramus sawtelli
Holyoak, 1974
Synonyms

Collocalia sawtelli

The Atiu swiftlet (Aerodramus sawtelli) is a species of bird in the swift family, endemic to Atiu in the Cook Islands.

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

  • "Aerodramus sawtelli". Avibase. Edit this at Wikidata
  • "Atiu swiftlet media". Internet Bird Collection.
  • Interactive range map of Aerodramus sawtelli at IUCN Red List
  • Audio recordings of Atiu swiftlet on Xeno-canto.