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Ameline Swiftlet
Aerodramus amelis (Oberholser, 1906)
Apodidae — Swifts
Ameline Swiftlet, Aerodramus amelis, is a swift in the family Apodidae that breeds in the Philippines and on Balambangan, north of north-east Borneo. It is a bird of the Oriental Region and was first described by Oberholser in 1906. It lives in tropical moist lowland forest, but also occurs in coastal areas, forest, farmland and grassland. Two subspecies are recognised, with one covering most of the Philippines and the other found in the Palawan group and Balambangan Island. It was once treated as part of the Uniform Swiftlet.
- Order
- Apodiformes
- Family
- Apodidae — Swifts
- Breeding range
- Oriental Region: Philippines and Balambangan (n of ne Borneo)
