Tahiti Swiftlet | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Apodiformes |
Family: | Apodidae |
Genus: | Aerodramus |
Species: | A. leucophaeus |
Binomial name | |
Aerodramus leucophaeus (Peale, 1848) |
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Synonyms | |
Collocalia leucophaeus (Peale, 1848) [orth. error] Collocalia leucophaea |
The Tahiti Swiftlet (Aerodramus leucophaeus) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is endemic to the Society Islands in French Polynesia, where it occurs on Tahiti and Moorea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.