Swifts (Apodidae)
Guam Swiftlet (Aerodramus bartschi) - HBW 5, p. 432
French: Salangane de Guam
German: Marianensalangane
Spanish: Salangana de Guam
Other common names: Micronesian(!)/Guam Cave/Mariana Swiftlet
Taxonomy: Collocalia bartschi Mearns, 1909, Guam.
Genus often merged into Collocalia. Forms superspecies with A. salangana, A. vanikorensis, A. pelewensis and A. inquietus; all were formerly considered conspecific. Previously lumped with A. pelewensis, and sometimes also associated with A. fuciphagus germani and A. f. inexpectatus. Considered a race of A. inquietus by some authors. Monotypic.
Distribution: Saipan, Tinian and Guam in S Mariana Is. Introduced to Oahu, Hawaii.
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A nestling in the nest on a cave wall Locality Navy Hill, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands (Monotypic species)
Curt Kessler 31 January 1997 5 years ago 12 sec 4.5 -
A bird clinging on a cave wall and showing its foot Locality Navy Hill, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands (Monotypic species)
Curt Kessler 31 January 1997 5 years ago 18 sec 4.3 -
A big group of birds in a cave Locality Navy Hill, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands (Monotypic species)
Curt Kessler 31 January 1997 5 years ago 35 sec 4.2 -
A bird in the air chasing insects Locality Mount Tapachou, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands (Monotypic species)
Curt Kessler 31 October 2007 5 years ago 8 sec 4.1
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