Whitehead's Swiftlet
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The Whitehead's Swiftlet (Aerodramus whiteheadi) is a species of swift
in the Apodidae family. It is endemic to the Philippines
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Its natural habitat
is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Its status is insufficiently known.
Swift
The swifts are a family, Apodidae, of highly aerial birds. They are superficially similar to swallows, but are actually not closely related to passerine species at all; swifts are in the separate order Apodiformes, which they share with hummingbirds...
in the Apodidae family. It is endemic to the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
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Its natural habitat
Habitat
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is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Its status is insufficiently known.
Source
- BirdLife International 2004. Aerodramus whiteheadi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.