Species profile
Papuan Swiftlet
Aerodramus papuensis
Quick answer
N New Guinea (Idenburg River to Huon Peninsula)
- Scientific name
- Aerodramus papuensis
- Family
- Apodidae
- Order
- Apodiformes
- Genus
- Aerodramus
- Conservation status
- Data Deficient
Recording Papuan Swiftlet in your journal
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