Biology:Mossy-nest swiftlet

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Short description: Species of bird

Mossy-nest swiftlet
Aerodramus salangana natunae-15593039405 (close-up).jpg
Mossy-nest Swiftlets (Aerodramus salangana natunae) on nest (15593076875).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Apodidae
Genus: Aerodramus
Species:
A. salangana
Binomial name
Aerodramus salangana
(Streubel, 1848)
Synonyms

Collocalia salangana

The mossy-nest swiftlet (Aerodramus salangana) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. Some taxonomists consider it to be a subspecies of the uniform swiftlet. It is found in northern Borneo, the Natuna and the Derawan Islands and Nias island off western Sumatra. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

References

Sources

Wikidata ☰ Q1265112 entry