The Philippine swiftlet (Aerodramus mearnsi, formerly Collocalia mearnsi) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is endemic to the Philippines...
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Swiftlets are birds from the four genera Aerodramus, Collocalia, Hydrochous and Schoutedenapus, which form the tribe Collocaliini within the swift family...
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Philippine shortwing Philippine spinetail Philippine swamphen Philippine swiftlet Philippine trogon Phoenix petrel Piapiac Picazuro pigeon Pictorella mannikin...
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Mascarene swiftlet (Aerodramus francicus) Indian swiftlet (Aerodramus unicolor) Philippine swiftlet (Aerodramus mearnsi) Moluccan swiftlet (Aerodramus...
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Seychelles swiftlet (Aerodramus elaphrus) Mascarene swiftlet (Aerodramus francicus) Indian swiftlet (Aerodramus unicolor) Philippine swiftlet (Aerodramus...
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Aerodramus (section Papuan swiftlet)
Seychelles swiftlet, Aerodramus elaphrus Mascarene swiftlet, Aerodramus francicus Indian swiftlet, Aerodramus unicolor Philippine swiftlet, Aerodramus...
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describes this species as "Medium-sized brownish swiftlet with a weakly forked tail. Found only in the Philippine lowlands. Typically encountered alone or in...
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describes the bird as "Medium-sized brownish swiftlet with a weakly forked tail. Found only in the Philippine lowlands. Typically encountered alone or in...
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Pygmy swiftlet, Collocalia troglodytes (E) Gray-rumped swiftlet, Collocalia marginata Ridgetop swiftlet, Collocalia isonota Philippine swiftlet, Aerodramus...
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unicolor Sulawesi swiftlet, Aerodramus sororum Halmahera swiftlet, Aerodramus infuscatus Seram swiftlet, Aerodramus ceramensis Philippine swiftlet, Aerodramus...
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List of endemic birds of the Philippines (category Use Philippine English from August 2019)
whiteheadi Ameline swiftlet, Aerodramus amelis Philippine swiftlet, Aerodramus mearnsi Pygmy swiftlet, Collocalia troglodytes Gray-rumped swiftlet, Collocalia...
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Lake Mainit (category Use Philippine English from March 2023)
Animals Mindanao scops owl Mindanao savanna nightjar Mindanao Himalayan swiftlet Mindanao forest kingfisher White-breasted sea eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster)...
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which they source the swiftlet nests. Anda, Redempto D. (18 July 2016). "El Nido losing its bird nests, collectors". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved...
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the oriental dwarf kingfisher, glossy swiftlet, mangrove blue flycatcher, white-throated kingfisher, Philippine bulbul, black-naped monarch, rufous paradise...
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El Nido, Palawan (category Use Philippine English from April 2023)
town from Bacuit to its present name, El Nido, after the edible nests of swiftlets (collocalia fuciphaga) found in the crevices of its limestone cliffs....
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Himalayan swiftlet Edible-nest swiftlet Mountain swiftlet Halmahera swiftlet Island swiftlet Tahiti swiftlet Black-nest swiftlet Philippine swiftlet Bare-legged...
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La Mesa Watershed Reservation (category Use Philippine English from November 2022)
coot, Philippine coucal, Philippine nightjar, island swiftlet, spotted wood kingfisher, common kingfisher, white-collared kingfisher, Philippine pygmy...
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Anito (redirect from Encanto (Philippine mythology))
refers to ancestor spirits, nature spirits, and deities in the Indigenous Philippine folk religions from the precolonial age to the present, although the term...
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Mounts Palay-Palay–Mataas-na-Gulod Protected Landscape (category Use Philippine English from September 2023)
crested serpent eagle, Philippine fairy-bluebird, Philippine trogon, black-chinned fruit dove, island swiftlet, Philippine bulbul, Pacific swallow,...
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grey-backed tailorbird, elegant tit, grey-rumped swiftlet, white-browed shama, crested honey buzzard, Philippine bulbul, feral pigeon, peregrine falcon and...
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fauna such as the Philippine deer, Philippine long-tailed macaque, Philippine warty pig, spotted wood kingfisher and pygmy swiftlet. First established...
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Palawan was also observed in the area. Nine species of bat, two species of swiftlet and whip spider (Stygophrynus sp.) are found in the cave, and the sea cow...
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Long-tailed woodnymph Puerto Rican nightjar Prigogine's nightjar Mariana swiftlet ("Woodpecker-like") Yellow-browed toucanet Red-headed flameback Yellow-faced...
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Toboso, Negros Occidental (category Political divisions established by Philippine executive order)
resembles a dome cathedral, next to the coast and is inhabited by Edible-nest swiftlet (Aerodramus fuciphagus) which in recent years has been damaged because...
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Bantayan Island (category Use Philippine English from January 2023)
Black-chinned fruit dove - Ptilinopus leclancheri Philippine collared dove - Streptopelia dusumieri Island swiftlet - Collocalia vanikorensis White-collared kingfisher...
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Payen, Anselme (1859) "Sur la gélose et le nids de salangane" (On agar and swiftlet nests), Comptes rendus ..., 49 : 521–530, appended remarks 530–532. Robert...
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Catanduanes (section Philippine independence)
the Philippine hornbill, rail, parrot, bittern, egret, pheasant, coot, lapwing, plover, Philippine duck, quail, owl, oriole, kingfisher, swiftlets and...
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Mabini Protected Landscape and Seascape (category Use Philippine English from February 2023)
"Featured Protected Area: Mabini Protected Landscape and Seascape". Philippine Clearing House Mechanism for Biodiversity. Retrieved March 5, 2016. Tacio...
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locally extinct. Lungisan Island has a nesting cave colony of German's swiftlets and is an important roost for three species of frigatebirds. Other seabirds...
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Balinsasayawan Cave is located. It is a limestone cave named after the swiftlet, locally known in the Philippines as balinsasayaw, which is an adept inhabitant...
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