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Mascarene swiftlet

Birds

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
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Aerodramus, Taxa
Source Mascarene swiftlet (Wikidata)

In Biome

Grassland, Biomes
Source Mascarene swiftlet (Wikidata)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Africa

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Norway

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

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.
  • Infobox: 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.
  • Child Taxon Of: Aerodramus, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon)
  • In Biome: Grassland, Introduction
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3. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Aves
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 32
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 32
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Aves","order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Aves","language":"ES"},{"name":"Birds","language":"EN"},{"name":"Oiseaux","language":"FR"},{"name":"鸟纲","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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Mascarene swiftlet (Wikipedia)
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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Apodidae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 525
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 525
"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"
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