Kopeka (Atiu swiftlet)

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Kopeka, or the Atiu swiftlet, is a small cave-dwelling bird endemic to the Cook Islands, notable for using echolocation to navigate in the dark.

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Kopeka (Atiu swiftlet) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bird
cave-dwelling bird
swiftlet
activityPeriod primarily cave-interior in daylight
class Aves
commonName Atiu swiftlet
Kopeka
conservationRelevance restricted-range island endemic
country Cook Islands
diet insects
ecologicalNiche cave-dwelling insectivorous bird
endemicTo Atiu
Cook Islands
family Apodidae
foundIn Pacific Islands
habitat caves
kingdom Animalia
movement flying
nativeRange Atiu, Cook Islands
linked to: Atiu
navigatesIn dark caves
navigationMethod echolocation clicks
notableFor using echolocation to navigate in the dark
order Apodiformes
phylum Chordata
sensoryAbility echolocation
size small
subfamily Collocaliinae
taxonRank species
uses echolocation

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Atiu hasFauna Kopeka (Atiu swiftlet)