Philippine Swiftlet
Aerodramus mearnsi(Oberholser, HC, 1912)
English (US) Philippine Swiftlet
The Philippine Swiftlet (Aerodramus mearnsi) 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.
Range: lowlands of PhilippinesRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Aerodramus mearnsi
- Family
- Apodidae (Swifts)
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Philippine Swiftlet
- Described by
- (Oberholser, HC, 1912)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Collocalia fuciphaga mearnsi
- Described by
- (Oberholser, HC, 1912)
- Type locality
- Haights-in-the-Oaks, 7000 feet, near Paoay, Benguet, Luzon.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the United States National Museum 42. no.1881 p.12,17
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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