Ameline swiftlet

Ameline swiftlet
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Apodidae
Genus: Aerodramus
Species: A. vanikorensis
Subspecies: A. v. amelis
Trinomial name
Aerodramus vanikorensis amelis
(Oberholser, 1906)
Synonyms
  • Collocalia vanikorensis amelis
  • Aerodramus amelis

The Ameline swiftlet (Aerodramus vanikorensis amelis), also known as the grey swiftlet, is usually considered a subspecies of the uniform swiftlet, although some taxonomists consider it a distinct species. It is endemic to the Philippines. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

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