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Caroline swiftlet
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<p>The Caroline swiftlet (<i>Aerodramus inquietus</i>), also known as the island swiftlet, Micronesian swiftlet, or Caroline Islands swiftlet, is a species of <a href="/facts/Swift_(bird)/VCEvAWuo">swift</a> in the family <a href="/facts/Apodidae/VCEvAWuo">Apodidae</a>. Some <a href="/facts/Taxonomy_(biology)/Qkg8wuyw">taxonomists</a> consider it to be a subspecies of the <a href="/facts/Uniform_swiftlet/9fVHN0Ma">uniform swiftlet</a>. It is <a href="/facts/Endemism/xt4IpIsl">endemic</a> to the <a href="/facts/Caroline_Islands/7kIzyxFW">Caroline Islands</a>, and its natural <a href="/facts/Habitat/zo1DN2gA">habitat</a> is subtropical or tropical moist lowland <a href="/facts/Forest/RnMtb31v">forests</a>. </p>