| Atiu swiftlet | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Apodidae |
| Genus: | Aerodramus |
| Species: | A. sawtelli |
| Binomial name | |
| Aerodramus sawtelli (Holyoak, 1974) | |
| Synonyms | |
Collocalia sawtelli | |
TheAtiu swiftlet orSawtell's Swiftlet (Aerodramus sawtelli) is a species ofbird in theswift family,endemic toAtiu in theCook Islands.
This small, dark swift measures 10 cm (3.9 in) long. It is sooty-brown above, slightly lighter below.[2]
Its naturalhabitats 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]
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