Ameline swiftlet
| Ameline swiftlet | |
|---|---|
| Photo of the "A. a. palawanesis", one of its subspecies | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Apodidae |
| Genus: | Aerodramus |
| Species: | A. amelis |
| Binomial name | |
| Aerodramus amelis (Oberholser, 1906) | |
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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.