Artamus maximus (Great Woodswallow)

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Great Woodswallow Artamus maximus Meyer, AB, 1874
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Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Artamidae
Genus:
  Artamus

Scientific:
Artamus maximus

Citation:
Meyer, AB, 1874

Reference:
Sitz.K.Akad.Wiss.Wien 69 p.203

Protonym:
Artamus maximus

Avibase ID:
776CBB162499140C

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/776CBB16

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 558763

Geographic range:

Artamus maximus: Mountains of New Guinea

Source: Clements checklist

English:
  Great Woodswallow
Czech:
  lasolet horský
German:
  Riesenschwalbenstar
Danish:
  Stor Svalestær
Spanish:
  Artamo Grande
Finnish:
  papuanleiju
French:
  Grand Langrayen
Italian:
  Rondine boschereccia maggiore
Japanese:
  papuamoritsubame
Japanese:
  パプアモリツバメ
Dutch:
  Grote Spitsvogel
Norwegian:
  Fjellsvalestær
Polish:
  ostrolot duzy
Russian:
  Большой артам
Slovak:
  hmyziar veľký
Swedish:
  papuansk svalstare
Chinese:
  大燕鵙

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
Birdlife checklist version 04:
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
   Grand Langrayen ( Artamus maximus)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
   Grand Langrayen ( Artamus maximus)
Clements 1st edition:
   Greater Wood Swallow ( Artamus maximus)
Clements 3rd edition:
   Greater Wood Swallow ( Artamus maximus)
Clements 4th edition:
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
Clements 6th edition:
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
Clements, version 2015:
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
Clements, version 2016:
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
Clements, version 2017:
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
Clements, version 2018:
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
eBird version 1.50:
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
eBird version 1.52:
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
eBird version 1.53:
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
eBird version 1.54:
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
eBird version 1.55:
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
eBird version 2015:
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
eBird version 2016:
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
eBird version 2017:
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
eBird version 2018:
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
   Papuan Wood Swallow ( Artamus maximus)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
   Papuan Wood Swallow ( Artamus maximus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
   Great Wood-swallow ( Artamus maximus)
James Lee Peters:
    Artamus maximus
James Lee Peters (original):
    Artamus maximus
James Lee Peters (2nd edition):
    Artamus maximus
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
Sibley and Monroe 2nd edition (1996):
   Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
    Artamus maximus
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
    Artamus maximus

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Other synonyms
Catalan: artami gros
Czech: lasolet horský, Lasolet velký
Danish: Stor Svalestær
German: Riesenschwalbenstar, Riesen-Schwalbenstar
English: Black-breasted Woodswallow, Giant Woodswallow, Great Woodswallow, Great Wood-swallow, Greater Wood Swallow, Greater Woodswallow, Papuan Wood Swallow, Papuan Woodswallow
English (IOC): Great Woodswallow
Spanish: Artamo Grande, Golondrina del Bosque Papú
Spanish (Spain): Artamo Grande
Spanish (HBW): Great Woodswallow
Estonian: paapua tuulas
Finnish: Papuanleiju
French: Grand Langrayen, Langrayen géant
Hungarian: óriás-fecskeseregély
Indonesian: Kekep Besar
Italian: Artamo papua, Rondine boschereccia maggiore
Japanese: papuamoritsubame
Japanese: パプアモリツバメ
Latin: Artamus maximus
Lithuanian: Didysis artamas
Dutch: Grote Spitsvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk: Fjellsvalestare
Norwegian: Fjellsvalestær
Polish: ostrolot duzy, ostrolot duży
Russian: Большой артам
Slovak: hmyziar veľký
Serbian: Velika šumska lasta
Swedish: Papuansk svalstare, papuasvalstare
Ukrainian: Ланграйн великий
Chinese: 大燕鵙
Chinese (Traditional): 大燕鵙