Mossy-nest swiftlet

Mossy-nest swiftlet
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Clade:	Strisores
Order:	Apodiformes
Family:	Apodidae
Genus:	Aerodramus
Species:	A. salangana
Binomial name
Aerodramus salangana (Streubel, 1848)
Synonyms
Collocalia salangana

The mossy-nest swiftlet (Aerodramus salangana) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. Some taxonomists consider it to be a subspecies of the uniform swiftlet. It is found in northern Borneo, the Natuna and the Derawan Islands and Nias island off western Sumatra. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

References

1. BirdLife International (2018). "Aerodramus salangana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22686558A130108430. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22686558A130108430.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.

Sources

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