The Moluccan swiftlets (''Aerodramus infuscatus'') is a
swift
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* Swift (bird), a family of birds
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Organizations
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in the family
Apodidae
The swifts are a family, Apodidae, of highly aerial birds. They are superficially similar to swallows, but are not closely related to any passerine species. Swifts are placed in the order Apodiformes with hummingbirds. The treeswifts are closely r ...
.
They are
endemic
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to
Indonesia
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. They were at one time considered
conspecific
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Biochemist Linus Pauling stated that "Biological specificity is the set of characteristics of living organ ...
.
The three subspecies are:
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Sulawesi swiftlet
The Sulawesi swiftlet (''Aerodramus sororum'') is a species of swift in the family Apodidae.
It is endemic to Sulawesi. It used to be considered a subspecies of the Moluccan swiftlet.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowl ...
, ''Aerodramus i. sororum''
*
Halmahera swiftlet
The Halmahera swiftlet or Moluccan swiftlet (''Aerodramus infuscatus'', formerly ''Collocalia infuscata'') is a species in the family Apodidae. It is Endemism, endemic to North Maluku, Indonesia.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical m ...
, ''Aerodramus i. infuscatus''
*
Seram swiftlet
The Seram swiftlet (''Aerodramus ceramensis'') is a species of swift in the family Apodidae.
It is found in Buru, Seram, Boano and Ambon Island. It used to be considered a subspecies of the Moluccan swiftlet.
Its natural habitats are subtropic ...
, ''Aerodramus i. ceramensis''
Their natural
habitat
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is subtropical or tropical moist lowland
forest
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s and subtropical or tropical moist
montane forest
Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine climate in these regions strongly affects the ecosystem because temperatures fall as elevation increases, causing the ecosystem to stratify. This stratification is a crucial f ...
s.
References
* BirdLife International 2004.
Aerodramus infuscatus2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.
*Rheindt, F.E., and R.O. Hutchinson. 2007. A photoshot odyssey through the confused avian taxonomy of Seram and Buru (southern Moluccas). BirdingASIA 7: 18–38.
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