Difficulties identifying Three-toed Swiftlets Aerodramus papuensis in New Guinea
Michael Tarburton
pp. 126-128
Abstract
This note shows that a pale throat is not a reliable means to distinguish the Three-toed Swiftlet Aerodramus papuensis from three other New Guinea swiftlets (Uniform A. vanikorensis, Bare-legged A. nuditarsus and Mountain
Swiftlets A. hirundinaceus). It also gives weights and measurements for a much larger sample of the four species than previously known, and for the first time describes the calls and roosting times of the Three-toed Swiftlet.
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