Seychelles Swiftlet
Aerodramus elaphrus
Small gray swift with a slightly paler rump and belly. Flight is fast but erratic, with the wings pushed forward. Only known nesting sites are in a few caves, but can be seen in flight over all habitats on the granitic islands of the Seychelles. The calls include high-pitched twitters and echolocation clicks. Usually easy to identify, as it is the only resident swift on the Seychelles. Vagrant swifts have longer wings and a longer, forked tail.
分类信息
- 学名
- Aerodramus elaphrus
- 命名信息
- (Oberholser, 1906)
- 目
- Apodiformes
- 科
- Apodidae
- 属
- Aerodramus
分布与栖息地
- 繁殖区
- IO : Mahé, Praslin and La Digue (Inner Is., ne Seychelles)
- 非繁殖区
- wanders to North, Silhouette and Aride (Inner Is., ne Seychelles)
- 迁徙
- Resident species
保护状况
- 种群趋势
- stable
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