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| Uniform Swiftlet Aerodramus vanikorensis
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| Photographer : | © Karyadi Baskoro |
| Location : | Rawa Aopa Watumohai NP, South-East Sulawesi, Indonesia |
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12 August 2009 |
| English synonyms: | Island Swiftlet, Lowland Swiftlet, Vanikoro Swiftlet |
| Bird Family : | Apodidae - Swifts, Swiftlets & Needletails |
| Bird Group : | APODIFORMES |
| Red Data Status : | Least Concern |
| Remarks : | Habitat: Lowland forest, savanna.
In the field KB noted a pale rump.
The local confusion species is Moluccan (Sulawesi) Swiftlet Collocalia infuscata which is actually a very distinctive bird with overall darker underparts / underwings, contrasting with a pale belly
and particularly a clearly defined thin white rump band. The field guide confuses the issue by stating that Uniform Swiftlet lack a pale rump, which they do show, although very diffuse and only a little paler than the upperparts. - Rob Hutchinson
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