Swifts (Apodidae)
Moluccan Swiftlet (Aerodramus infuscatus) - HBW 5, p. 427
French: Salangane des Moluques
German: Molukkensalangane
Spanish: Salangana Moluqueña
Taxonomy: Collocalia infuscata Salvadori, 1880, Ternate.
Genus often merged into Collocalia. Forms superspecies with A. mearnsi, A. hirundinaceus, A. spodiopygius and A. terraereginae. Previously placed in composite species A. francicus or alternatively in A. vanikorensis; considered conspecific with A. spodiopygius by some authors. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- sororum (Stresemann, 1931) - Sulawesi.
- infuscatus (Salvadori, 1880) - N Moluccas (Ternate, Halmahera and Morotai, and possibly Bacan and Obi), and recently recorded on Sangihe and Siau.
- ceramensis (van Oort, 1911) - S Moluccas (Buru, Boano, Ambon and Seram).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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One out of a small flock hawking over a clearing outside the park.
Locality Lore Lindu National Park, Central Sulawesi, Sulawesi (ssp sororum)
David Beadle 25 October 2011 22 weeks ago 1.8
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