Marquesan swiftlet (original) (raw)

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Species of bird

Marquesan swiftlet
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Apodidae
Genus: Aerodramus
Species: A. ocistus
Binomial name
Aerodramus ocistus(Oberholser, 1906)
Synonyms
Collocalia ocista Aerodramus ocista

The Marquesan swiftlet (Aerodramus ocistus) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae.[1] It is endemic to French Polynesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

  1. ^ "Marquesan Swiftlet". Manu. Retrieved 25 July 2021.