The Sulawesi swiftlet (Aerodramus infuscatus sororum) is a subspecies of the Moluccan swiftlet, a swift in the family Apodidae. It is endemic to Sulawesi. It used to be considered a seperate species from the Moluccan Swiftlet, but was lumped by the International Ornithologists' Union in August 2024.
Sulawesi swiftlet | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Clade: | Strisores |
Order: | Apodiformes |
Family: | Apodidae |
Genus: | Aerodramus |
Species: | A. i. sororum
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Binomial name | |
Aerodramus infuscatus sororum (Stresemann, 1931)
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Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
References
edit- Rheindt, F.E., and R.O. Hutchinson. 2007. A photoshot odyssey through the confused avian taxonomy of Seram and Buru (southern Moluccas). BirdingASIA 7: 18–38.