Sulawesi swiftlet

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Sulawesi swiftlet
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Apodidae
Genus: Aerodramus
Species:
A. sororum
Binomial name
Aerodramus sororum
(Stresemann, 1931)

The Sulawesi swiftlet (Aerodramus sororum) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is endemic to Sulawesi. It used to be considered a subspecies of the Moluccan swiftlet.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

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