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Mascarene swiftlet

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The Mascarene swiftlet, also called the Mauritius swiftlet, is a species of swift in the family Apodidae, found on Mauritius and Reunion. The populations on the two islands have recently been confirmed to differ at the subspecies level: the nominate race francicus occurs on Mauritius, and the recently described race saffordi occurs on Reunion. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Scientific Name
Aerodramus francicus 2
Conservation Status
Near Threatened 1
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Mascarene swiftlet
  • system (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
    Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, caves, arable land, and heavily degraded former forest.
  • Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
    status = NT
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2. Mascarene swiftlet (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q27540 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): near threatened.
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Mascarene swiftlet (Wikipedia)
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