Tahiti swiftlet
The Tahiti swiftlet or Polynesian swiftlet (Aerodramus leucophaeus) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. While often compared to the Marquesan Swiftlet, this bird is often more pale faced. The subspecies is the Monotypic which means it does not include a subspecies.
| Tahiti swiftlet | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Apodidae |
| Genus: | Aerodramus |
| Species: | A. leucophaeus |
| Binomial name | |
| Aerodramus leucophaeus (Peale, 1849) | |
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It is endemic to the Society Islands in French Polynesia, where it occurs on Tahiti and Moorea.
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