Marquesan swiftlet
Marquesan swiftlet | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Apodiformes |
Family: | Apodidae |
Genus: | Aerodramus |
Species: | A. ocistus |
Binomial name | |
Aerodramus ocistus (Oberholser, 1906) | |
Synonyms | |
Collocalia ocista |
The Marquesan swiftlet (Aerodramus ocistus) is a species of swift in the Apodidae family. It is endemic to French Polynesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
References
- BirdLife International 2004. Aerodramus ocistus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.
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