Biology:Ameline swiftlet

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Short description: Subspecies of bird

Ameline swiftlet
Palawan swiftlet (Aerodramus palawanensis) hunting by echolocation (cropped).JPG
Photo of the "A. a. palawanesis", one of its subspecies
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Apodidae
Genus: Aerodramus
Species:
A. amelis
Binomial name
Aerodramus amelis
(Oberholser, 1906)
Synonyms
  • Collocalia vanikorensis amelis

The Ameline swiftlet (Aerodramus amelis), also known as the grey swiftlet, was formerly considered as a subspecies of the uniform swiftlet. It is endemic to the Philippines . Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Despite some fears around conservation, the species remains a Least-concern species.[1][2]

Two subspecies are recognised:[3]

  • A. a. amelis (Oberholser, 1906) – Philippines (except Palawan group)
  • A. a. palawanensis (Stresemann, 1914) – Palawan group and Balambangan Island (north of northeast Borneo)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5395506 entry