Palau Swiftlet
Aerodramus pelewensis(Mayr, E, 1935)
English (US) Palau Swiftlet
The Palau Swiftlet (Aerodramus pelewensis) 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 Palau (western Caroline Islands)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Aerodramus pelewensis
- Family
- Apodidae (Swifts)
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Palau Swiftlet
- Described by
- (Mayr, E, 1935)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Collocalia pelewensis
- Described by
- (Mayr, E, 1935)
- Type locality
- Palau Islands.
- Original description
- American Museum Novitates no.820 p.3
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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