Swifts (Apodidae)
Seychelles Swiftlet (Aerodramus elaphrus) - HBW 5, p. 426
French: Salangane des Seychelles
German: Seychellensalangane
Spanish: Salangana de Seychelles
Other common names: Seychelles Cave Swiftlet
Taxonomy: Collocalia fuciphaga elaphra Oberholser, 1906, Mahé Island, Seychelles.
Genus often merged into Collocalia. Forms superspecies with A. francicus, and sometimes considered conspecific. Monotypic.
Distribution: La Digue, Mahé and Praslin, Seychelles. Formerly occurred on Felicité.
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A bird in flight.
Locality La Digue Island, Seychelles (Monotypic species)
Norbert Sauberer 23 September 2008 3 years ago 3.5
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