Atiu swiftlet
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| Atiu swiftlet | |
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| File:Kopeka bird.jpg | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Apodidae |
| Genus: | Aerodramus |
| Species: | A. sawtelli
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| Binomial name | |
| Aerodramus sawtelli (Holyoak, 1974)
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| Synonyms | |
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Collocalia sawtelli | |
The Atiu swiftlet or Sawtell's Swiftlet (Aerodramus sawtelli) is a species of bird in the swift family, endemic to Atiu in the Cook Islands.
This small, dark swift measures 10 cm (3.9 in) long. It is sooty-brown above, slightly lighter below.[2]
Its natural habitats are the island's fernlands and mixed horticultural areas over which it feeds, and in makatea limestone caves within which it nests.[2] The species is known on Atiu as kopeka.
Unlike all other swiftlets, it echolocates only through single clicks, rather than a mix of single- and double clicks.[3]
References
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- ^ a b BirdLife species factsheet for Aerodramus sawtelli
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External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Aerodramus sawtelli.
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- Interactive range map of Aerodramus sawtelli at IUCN Red List
- Audio recordings of Atiu swiftlet on Xeno-canto.
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