Swifts (Apodidae)
Caroline Swiftlet (Aerodramus inquietus) - HBW 5, p. 433
French: Salangane des Carolines
German: Karolinensalangane
Spanish: Salangana de las Carolinas
Other common names: Micronesian Swiftlet(!)
Taxonomy: Cypselus inquietus Kittlitz, 1858, Kosrae, Caroline Islands.
Genus often merged into Collocalia. Forms superspecies with A. salangana, A. vanikorensis, A. pelewensis and A. bartschi; all were formerly considered conspecific. Considered conspecific with A. bartschi by some authors. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- rukensis (Kuroda, 1915) - Chuuk (C Caroline Is).
- ponapensis (Mayr, 1935) - Pohnpei (E Caroline Is).
- inquietus (Kittlitz, 1858) - Kosrae (E Caroline Is).
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Adult in flight
Locality Tol Island, Chuuk, Federated States Micronesia
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