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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.

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