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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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| Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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Papuan Swiftlet* |
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Aerodramus papuensis |
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Description (3)
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Papuan Swiftlet
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Other Scientific Names
Collocalia papuensis [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)]
Other Names (World)
Papuan Swiftlet, Three-toed Swiftlet, Idenburg Swiftlet, Idenburg River Swiftlet
Family
Apodidae (Swifts)
Size
14 cm
First Described (Guide)
(Rand, 1941)
Indonesia (B), Papua New Guinea (B).
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New Guinea: specimens collected from Idenburg R, Snow Mts and Jayapura. Probable sight records from more extensive area of northern New Guinea and around Port Moresby in S; first specimen for Papua New Guinea taken from northern slopes of Hindenburg Range, Western Province, Apr 1993.
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Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010) and increasing.
Status DD
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Subspecies
Genus often merged into Collocalia. Has been considered conspecific with Whitehead's Swiftlet (Aerodramus whiteheadi), but present species, unique amongst Apodidae, in that it lacks a fourth toe.
No subspecies.
References
See References.
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Papuan Swiftlet see...  BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
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