Ameline Swiftlet
Aerodramus amelis(Oberholser, HC, 1906)
English (US) Ameline Swiftlet
The Ameline Swiftlet (Aerodramus amelis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Apodidae (Swifts) in the order Apodiformes.
- Scientific name
- Aerodramus amelis
- Family
- Apodidae (Swifts)
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Ameline Swiftlet
- Described by
- (Oberholser, HC, 1906)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Aerodramus amelis amelis
- Aerodramus amelis palawanensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Collocalia unicolor amelis
- Described by
- (Oberholser, HC, 1906)
- Type locality
- Irisan, Benguet, Luzon.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 58 p.180,193
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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