Biology:Atiu swiftlet
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Short description: Species of bird
| Atiu swiftlet | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Apodidae |
| Genus: | Aerodramus |
| Species: | A. sawtelli
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| Binomial name | |
| Aerodramus sawtelli (Holyoak, 1974)
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Collocalia sawtelli | |
The Atiu swiftlet or Sawtell's Swiftlet (Aerodramus sawtelli) is a species of bird in the swift family, endemic to Atiu in the Cook Islands.
This small, dark swift measures 10 cm (3.9 in) long. It is sooty-brown above, slightly lighter below.[2]
Its natural habitats are the island's fernlands and mixed horticultural areas over which it feeds, and in makatea limestone caves within which it nests.[2] The species is known on Atiu as kopeka.
Unlike all other swiftlets, it echolocates only through single clicks, rather than a mix of single- and double clicks.[3]
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2020). "Aerodramus sawtelli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T22686581A180897346. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22686581A180897346.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22686581/180897346. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 BirdLife species factsheet for Aerodramus sawtelli
- ↑ Brinkløv, Signe M. M.; Jakobsen, Lasse; Miller, Lee A. (2022), "Echolocation in Bats, Odontocetes, Birds, and Insectivores", Exploring Animal Behavior Through Sound: Volume 1 (Cham: Springer International Publishing): pp. 419–457, ISBN 978-3-030-97538-8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-97540-1_12, retrieved 2023-09-09
External links
- "Aerodramus sawtelli". Avibase. https://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?lang=EN&avibaseid=.
- "Atiu swiftlet media". Internet Bird Collection. http://www.hbw.com/ibc/species/atiu-swiftlet-aerodramus-sawtelli.
Wikidata ☰ Q27464 entry
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