Mariana Swiftlet

Mariana Swiftlet
Mariana Swiftlet
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Apodidae
Genus: Aerodramus
Species: A. bartschi
Binomial name
Aerodramus bartschi
Mearns, 1909
Synonyms

Collocalia bartschi

The Mariana Swiftlet or Guam Swiftlet, (Aerodramus bartschi) is a species of swift in the Apodidae family. It is found in Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and pastureland.

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