Mascarene Swiftlet

Aerodramus francicus - Salangane des Mascareignes

Salangane des Mascareignes
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Apodiformes

  • Family
    :

    Apodidés

  • Genus
    :

    Aerodramus

  • Species
    :

    francicus

Descriptor

Gmelin, JF, 1789

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 10 cm
  • Wingspan
    : -
  • Weight
    : -
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Salangane des Mascareignes
Salangane des Mascareignes

Mascarene Swiftlet (Aerodramus francicus) is a species of bird in the Apodidae family.

Subspecific information 2 subspecies

  • Aerodramus francicus francicus (Mauritius, La Réunion)
  • Aerodramus francicus saffordi ()

Foreign names

  • Salangane des Mascareignes,
  • Salangana de las Mascareñas,
  • salangana-das-mascarenhas,
  • Maskarenensalangane,
  • mauritiusi szalangána,
  • Mauritiussalangaan,
  • Salangana delle Mascarene,
  • maskarensalangan,
  • Maskarenesalangan,
  • salangána maskarénska,
  • salangana mauricijská,
  • Mascarenersalangan,
  • maskareeniensalangaani,
  • salangana de les illes Mascarenyes,
  • salangana maskareńska,
  • Маврикийская салангана,
  • ショクヨウアナツバメ,
  • 小灰腰金丝燕,
  • 小灰腰金絲燕,

Voice song and cries

Salangane des Mascareignes
adult

Habitat

Salangane des Mascareignes

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude ; Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude ; Caves and Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic) : Caves ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Illustration

Salangane des Mascareignes

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