Grey Swiftlet (Collocalia amelis)

Other Names (World)
Ameline Swiftlet, Grey Swiftlet, Gray Swiftlet

Family
Apodidae (Swifts)

Size
12 cm

First Described (Guide)
Oberholser, 1906

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland and montane moist forest, caves.

Range (Guide)

Philippines (B).

Luzon, Mindoro, Cebu, Bohol and Mindanao (eastern Philippines).

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status NR
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Soft, twittering sounds.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (2)...)

Ameline Swiftlet (Aerodramus amelis) [XC445386]
by Brendan Sloan from Dinigat Island, Philippines (echo location)

Ameline Swiftlet (Aerodramus amelis) [XC445396]
by Brendan Sloan from Dinigat Island, Philippines (echo location)

Subspecies
Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Uniform Swiftlet (Aerodramus vanikorensis).

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

amelis Oberholser, 1906 - Philippines.
palawanensis (Stresemann, 1914) - Palawan (south-western Philippines).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Grey Swiftlet (Collocalia amelis) - 10 files

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