Volcano Swiftlet | |
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Information | |
Range | western Java in Indonesia. |
Scientific Classification | |
Kingdom | Animalia |
Class | Aves |
Order | Apodiformes |
Family | Apodidae |
Genus | Aerodramus |
Species | Aerodramus vulcanorum |
Conservation Status | |
Near Threatened |
The Volcano swiftlet (Aerodramus vulcanorum), is a species of swift in the Apodidae family. It is formerly considered conspecific with the Himalayan swiftlet (Aerodramus brevirostris). It is endemic to several sites in western Java in Indonesia.
Habitat[]
Aerodramus vulcanorum nests in rock crevices at 1000 to 3,000m above sea level. It forages around peaks and ridges of volcanoes and over hilly primary forest. All known breeding sites are on active volcanoes. the active elevation range of this species plays a major role in where it lives.