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Atiu Swiftlet
Aerodramus sawtelli (Holyoak, 1974)
Apodidae — Swifts
Atiu Swiftlet, Aerodramus sawtelli, is a swift found on Atiu in the Cook Islands, in the south-east Polynesian Pacific. It belongs to the swift family and is confined to that island. It uses fernland and mixed horticultural areas, and it nests in makatea limestone caves. On Atiu it is known as kopeka. Its notable feature is its echolocation, which is made up of single clicks only, unlike the mixed clicking used by other swiftlets.
- Order
- Apodiformes
- Family
- Apodidae — Swifts
- Breeding range
- Pacific Ocean: Atiu (se Cook Is., se Polynesia)
