Ameline swiftlet

Ameline swiftlet
Photo of the "A. a. palawanesis", one of its subspecies
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Apodidae
Genus: Aerodramus
Species:
A. amelis
Binomial name
Aerodramus amelis
(Oberholser, 1906)
Synonyms
  • Collocalia vanikorensis amelis

The Ameline swiftlet (Aerodramus amelis), also known as the grey swiftlet is a small bird in the swift family Apodidae. It is endemic to the Philippines. Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forests. It was formerly considered as a subspecies of the uniform swiftlet. Despite some fears around conservation, the species remains a Least-concern species.