| Mascarene swiftlet | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Apodidae |
| Genus: | Aerodramus |
| Species: | A. francicus
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| Binomial name | |
| Aerodramus francicus (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
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| Synonyms | |
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Collocalia francica | |
The Mascarene swiftlet or Mauritius swiftlet (Aerodramus francicus) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is found in Mauritius and Réunion, and the populations on the two islands have recently been confirmed to differ subspecifically. The nominate race francicus is found on Mauritius and the recently described race saffordi occurs on Réunion.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, caves, arable land, and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
- ^ BirdLife International (2019). "Aerodramus francicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T22686511A154346114. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T22686511A154346114.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ Kirwan, Guy M.; Shirihai, Hadoram; Schweizer, Manuel (2018). "A morphological revision of Mascarene Swiftlet Aerodramus francicus, with the description of a new subspecies from Reunion". Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. 138 (2): 117–130. doi:10.25226/bboc.v138i2.2018.a6.