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Whitehead's Swiftlet Aerodramus whiteheadi



Family: Apodidae (Swifts)

Authority: (Ogilvie-Grant, 1895)

Red List Category

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Justification of Red List category
The full range and population numbers of this species are entirely unknown, partly due to identification difficulties even with birds in the hand. Hence it is assessed as Data Deficient.

Population size: unknown

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 170,000 km2

Country endemic: yes

Attributes
Realm - Indomalayan
IUCN System - Terrestrial

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Whitehead's Swiftlet Aerodramus whiteheadi. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/whiteheads-swiftlet-aerodramus-whiteheadi on 23/11/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 23/11/2024.