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Black-nest Swiftlet
Aerodramus maximus (Hume, AO 1878)
The black-nest swiftlet is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. Source: Wikipedia
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Apodiformes
Family:
Apodidae
Genus:
Aerodramus
Scientific:
Aerodramus maximus
Classification
Order:Apodiformes
Family:
Apodidae
Genus:
Aerodramus
Scientific:
Aerodramus maximus
Original description
Citation:
(Hume, AO 1878)
Reference:
Stray Feathers
6 p.49
Protonym:
Collocalia maxima
Type locality:
Mergui, Bankasoon.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/94505#page/69/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
76179577B1D144BA
Avibase ID:
avibase-76179577
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/76179577
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 554969
Geographic range:
- Aerodramus maximus maximus: southern Myanmar to southern Malay Peninsula, southeastern Vietnam, and western Java
- Aerodramus maximus lowi: Sumatra, Nias Island, and Borneo; one 1887 Palawan specimen
- Aerodramus maximus tichelmani: southeastern Borneo
Source: Clements checklist
Black-nest Swiftlet
Catalan:
Salangana de niu negre
Czech:
salangana černohnízdá
Danish:
Malajsalangan
German:
Schwarznestsalangane
Spanish:
Salangana Nidonegro
Spanish (Spain):
Salangana Nidonegro
Finnish:
tutkasalangaani
French:
Salangane à nid noir
Croatian:
indonezijska čiopica
Hungarian:
feketefészkű szalangána
Italian:
Salangana nidonero
Japanese (romaji):
ooanatsubame
Japanese:
オオアナツバメ
Lithuanian:
Didysis erodramas
Dutch:
Zwartnestsalangaan
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Malaysalangan
Norwegian:
Malaysalangan
Polish:
salangana czarnogniazdowa
Portuguese:
salangana-de-ninho-preto
Portuguese (Portugal):
andorinhão-de-ninho-preto
Russian:
Большая салангана
Slovak:
salangána družná
Serbian:
Čiopica crnog gnezda
Swedish:
svartbosalangan
Ukrainian:
Салангана малазійська
Chinese:
大金丝燕
Chinese (Traditional):
黑巢金絲燕
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Collocalia maxima) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Collocalia maxima) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Collocalia maxima) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Collocalia maxima) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Collocalia maxima) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Black-nest Swiftlet ( Collocalia maxima) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Black-nest Swiftlet ( Collocalia maxima) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Black-nest Swiftlet ( Collocalia maxima) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Black-nest Swiftlet ( Collocalia maxima) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Salangane à nid noir ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Salangane à nid noir ( Aerodramus maxima) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maxima) |
| Clements, version 2021: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 4] |
| Clements, version 2022: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 4] |
| Clements, version 2023: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 4] |
| Clements, version 2024: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 4] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maxima) |
| Clements 4th edition: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Collocalia maxima) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 4] |
| Clements, version 2015: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 4] |
| Clements, version 2016: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 4] |
| Clements, version 2017: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 4] |
| Clements, version 2018: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 4] |
| Clements, version 2019: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 4] |
| eBird version 1.50: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 4] |
| eBird version 2015: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 4] |
| eBird version 2016: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 4] |
| eBird version 2017: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 4] |
| eBird version 2018: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 4] |
| eBird version 2019: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 4] |
| eBird version 2021: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 4] |
| eBird version 2022: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 4] |
| eBird version 2023: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 4] |
| eBird version 2024: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 4] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Lowe's Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 4] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 4] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 5] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 5] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 5] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 5] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 5] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 5] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 5] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 5] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 5] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 5] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 5] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 5] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 5] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 5] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 5] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 5] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 5] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 5] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 5] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 5] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 4] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maxima) [version 1] |
| Oriental Bird Club: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Collocalia maxima) |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Collocalia lowi |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Black-nest Swiftlet ( Collocalia maxima) |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Black-nest Swiftlet ( Collocalia maxima) |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Black-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus maximus) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Aerodramus maximus [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Aerodramus maximus [version 5] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Aerodramus [fuciphagus sensu lato, whiteheadi, maximus or spodiopygius]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Catalan: Salangana de niu negre
Czech: salangana černohnizdá, salangana černohnízdá, Salangana sopecná
Danish: Malajsalangan
German: Schwarznestsalangane, Schwarznest-Salangane
English: Black nest Swiftlet, Black-nest Swiftlet, Indomalayan Swiftlet, Indo-Malayan Swiftlet, Lowe's Swiftlet, Low's Swiftlet, Robinson's Swiftlet
English, HBW: Black-nest Swiftlet
English (IOC): Black-nest Swiftlet
English (United States): Black-nest Swiftlet
Esperanto: Nigronesta apuseto
Spanish: Rabitojo de Lowe, Rabitojo de Nido Negro, Salangana Nidonegro
Spanish (Spain): Salangana Nidonegro
Spanish (HBW): Black-nest Swiftlet
Estonian: sulispesa-salangaan
Finnish: Tutkasalangaani
French: Salangane à nid noir
Croatian: indonezijska čiopica
Hungarian: feketefészkű szalangána
Indonesian: Burung Walet Sarang Hitam, Walet sarang hitam, Walet Sarang-hitam
Italian: Salangana di Lowe, Salangana nidonero
Japanese (romaji): ō ana-tsubame, ooanatsubame
Japanese: オオアナツバメ
Japanese (Kanji): 大穴燕
Scientific: Aerodramus maxima, Aerodramus maximus, Aerodramus maximus lowi, Aerodramus maximus maximus, Collocalia lowi, Collocalia maxima, Collocalia maximus, Cypselus labuanensis, Cypselus lowi
Lithuanian: Didysis erodramas
Malay: Burung Layang-layang Padi, Burung Layang-layang Sarang Hitam, Layang-Layang padi, Layang-Layang Sarang Hitam
Dutch: Zwartnestsalangaan, Zwart-nestsalangaan
Norwegian Nynorsk: Malaysalangan
Norwegian: Malaysalangan
Polish: salangana czarnogniazdowa
Pinyin: dà jīn-sī-yàn, fāng-wěi jīn-sī-yàn
Portuguese: salangana-de-ninho-preto
Portuguese (Portugal): andorinhão-de-ninho-preto
Russian: Большая салангана, Салангана черногнездная, Черногнёздная салангана
Slovak: salangána čiernohniezdna, salangána družná
Serbian: Čiopica crnog gnezda
Swedish: Lowes salangan, svartbosalangan
Thai: นกแอ่นรังดำ, นกแอ่นรังดำ, นกแอ่นหางสี่เหลี่ยม, นกแอ่นหางสี่เหลี่ยม
Thai (Transliteration): nók àeen hăaŋ-sìi-lìam, nók àeen raŋ-dam
Turkish: Siyah çorba yelyutanı
Ukrainian: Салангана малазійська
Vietnamese: Chim Yến sào đen
Chinese: 大金丝燕, 方尾金丝燕
Chinese (Traditional): 大金絲燕, 方尾金絲燕, 黑巢金絲燕
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