White-rumped swiftlet
The white-rumped swiftlet (Aerodramus spodiopygius) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Apodidae |
| Genus: | Aerodramus |
| Species: | A. spodiopygius |
| Binomial name | |
| Aerodramus spodiopygius (Peale, 1848) | |
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Collocalia spodiopygia (Peale, 1848) | |
It is found in American Samoa, Fiji, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, and Vanuatu. Birds in Australia are now treated as a separate species, Australian swiftlet (Aerodramus terraereginae).
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and rocky areas.
References
- BirdLife International (2014). "Aerodramus spodiopygius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
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