Atiu swiftlet
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Atiu swiftlet | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
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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Synonyms | |
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
[edit]- ^ BirdLife International (2020). "Aerodramus sawtelli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22686581A180897346. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22686581A180897346.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ a b 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, retrieved 2023-09-09
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- "Aerodramus sawtelli". Avibase.
- "Atiu swiftlet media". Internet Bird Collection.
- Interactive range map of Aerodramus sawtelli at IUCN Red List maps
- Audio recordings of Atiu swiftlet on Xeno-canto.