Whitehead's swiftlet

Whitehead's swiftlet (Aerodramus whiteheadi) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is endemic to the Philippines. It is named after the British explorer John Whitehead (1860-1899) who collected natural history specimens in Borneo and elsewhere in Southeast Asia.

Whitehead's swiftlet
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Apodidae
Genus: Aerodramus
Species:
A. whiteheadi
Binomial name
Aerodramus whiteheadi
Synonyms
  • Collocalia whiteheadi

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Its status is insufficiently known.

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