Ameline Swiftlet (Aerodramus amelis)
About the Ameline Swiftlet
The Ameline swiftlet (Aerodramus amelis), also known as the grey swiftlet, is a small bird in the swift family Apodidae. It is endemic to the Philippines. Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forests. It was formerly considered as a subspecies of the uniform swiftlet. Despite some fears around conservation, the species remains a Least-concern species. Two subspecies are recognised: A. a. amelis (Oberholser, 1906) – Philippines (except Palawan group) A. a. palawanensis (Stresemann, 1914) – Palawan group and Balambangan Island (north of northeast Borneo). It feeds small insects in flight. Forms groups of up to 40 individuals associating with other swiftlets.
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Listed as recorded in Philippines in the xeno-canto catalogue.