Marquesan swiftlet
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| Marquesan swiftlet | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Apodidae |
| Genus: | Aerodramus |
| Species: | A. ocistus |
| Binomial name | |
| Aerodramus ocistus (Oberholser, 1906) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Collocalia ocista | |
The Marquesan swiftlet (Aerodramus ocistus) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae.[1] It is endemic to French Polynesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
While this species is considered a full species in the IOC World Bird List (version 15.1),[2] the IUCN/BirdLife International treat it as a subspecies (Aerodramus leucophaeus ocistus) of Polynesian swiftlet.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Marquesan Swiftlet". Manu. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ↑ "Owlet-nightjars, treeswifts, swifts – IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2026-01-23.
- ↑ Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International Digital Checklist of the Birds of the World (10th ed.). BirdLife International. 2025.
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