Atiu swiftlet

Atiu swiftlet
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Apodidae
Genus: Aerodramus
Species: A. sawtelli
Binomial name
Aerodramus sawtelli
Holyoak, 1974
Synonyms

Collocalia sawtelli

The Atiu swiftlet (Aerodramus sawtelli) is a species of bird in the swift family, endemic to Atiu in the Cook Islands.

This small, dark swift measures 10 cm (3.9 in) long. It is sooty-brown above, slightly lighter below.[2]

Its natural habitats are the island's fernlands and mixed horticultural areas over which it feeds, and in makatea limestone caves within which it nests.[2] The species is known on Atiu as kopeka.

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