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Philippine Swiftlet
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Philippine Swiftlet
Aerodramus mearnsi
The Philippine swiftlet (Aerodramus mearnsi, formerly Collocalia mearnsi) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is endemic to the Philippines.
Its natural habitats are or tropical dry forests, tropical moist lowland forests, and tropical moist montane forests.
From the article Philippine swiftlet on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
Its natural habitats are tropical submontane forests beginning at 700 meters above sea level. It is listed as Least-concern species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature with the population believed to be stable.
Wikipedia: “Habitat and conservation status”
What it does
Diet is unknown but it is presumed to have the typical diet of insects caught in flight. Nests consist of moss held together with saliva which does not remain moist but hardens. Breeds in May in Mindoro. Nests in caves and rock cavities. The nest is made of moss held together with saliva, where it lays four eggs. Breeding has been recorded in May in Mindoro.
Wikipedia: “Ecology and behavior”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 144611.