Island Swiftlet

Island Swiftlet
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Apodiformes
Family:	Apodidae
Genus:	Aerodramus
Species:	A. inquietus
Binomial name
Aerodramus inquietus Kittlitz, 1858
Synonyms
Collocalia inquietus Collocalia vanikorensis inquietus Aerodramus vanikorensis inquietus

The Island Swiftlet, also known as the Micronesian Swiftlet, or Caroline Islands Swiftlet, (Aerodramus inquietus) is a species of swift in the Apodidae family. Some taxonomists consider it to be a subspecies of the Uniform Swiftlet. It is endemic to the Caroline Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

References

• BirdLife International 2004. Aerodramus inquietus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.