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Marquesas Swiftlet

Aerodramus ocistus

Not Evaluated

체중

9.5 g

과

Apodidae

목

Caprimulgiformes

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소개

프랑스령 폴리네시아 마르케사스 제도에 고유하게 서식하는 작은 칼새류(10~11cm). 어두운 깃털. 공중 식충성이다.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
체중	9.5 g	0.34 oz

식별

깃털

Small; dark brownish-grey upperparts; pale buff-grey rump band; underparts pale grey-white; forked tail; Marquesas Islands endemic in French Polynesia; closely related to Polynesian Swiftlet but isolated on its own archipelago.

Habitat & Range

🌲 Forest 🏖️ Coastal

분포 지역

Endemic to the Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia. Resident on major islands including Nuku Hiva and Hiva Oa. Nests in sea caves.

Diet & Feeding

Entirely aerial diet of tiny insects and spiders; forages in large flocks over open country and forest edges.

행동 및 번식

둥지

Nest type: CP.

산란 수

소리

노래

High thin twittering; 'chip-chip' over Marquesas Islands; echolocation clicks in cave roosts; poorly documented; thin high-pitched calls typical of small Pacific swiftlets

분류학

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
목	Caprimulgiformes (Nightjars & Swifts)
과	Apodidae (Swifts)
Genus	Aerodramus
종	Aerodramus ocistus

Distribution

Marquesas Swiftlet has been recorded in 1 countries.

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출현 Not recorded

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🇳🇴 Norway

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What does the Marquesas Swiftlet eat?

Entirely aerial diet of tiny insects and spiders; forages in large flocks over open country and forest edges.

Where does the Marquesas Swiftlet live?

Endemic to the Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia. Resident on major islands including Nuku Hiva and Hiva Oa. Nests in sea caves.

How does the Marquesas Swiftlet nest?

Nest type: CP.

What does the Marquesas Swiftlet sound like?

High thin twittering; 'chip-chip' over Marquesas Islands; echolocation clicks in cave roosts; poorly documented; thin high-pitched calls typical of small Pacific swiftlets

How big is the Marquesas Swiftlet?

The Marquesas Swiftlet has a weight of 9.5 g.

What order and family does the Marquesas Swiftlet belong to?

The Marquesas Swiftlet (Aerodramus ocistus) belongs to the order Caprimulgiformes and the family Apodidae.