Whitehead's swiftlet
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Apodidae
Genus: Aerodramus
Species:
A. whiteheadi
Binomial name
Aerodramus whiteheadi
Synonyms
  • Collocalia whiteheadi

Whitehead's swiftlet (Aerodramus whiteheadi) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is endemic to the Philippines. It is named after the British explorer John Whitehead (1860–1899) who collected natural history specimens in Borneo and elsewhere in Southeast Asia.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Its status is insufficiently known.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2020). "Aerodramus whiteheadi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22686549A177907646. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22686549A177907646.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.


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