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Great Woodswallow
Artamus maximus Meyer, AB, 1874
The Great Woodswallow (Artamus maximus) is a species of bird in the Artamidae family. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. Source: Wikipedia
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Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Artamidae
Genus:
Artamus
Scientific:
Artamus maximus
Citation:
Meyer, AB, 1874
Reference:
Sitz.K.Akad.Wiss.Wien p.203
Protonym:
Artamus maximus
Avibase ID:
776CBB162499140C
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/776CBB16
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 558763
English:
Great Woodswallow
Catalan:
artami gros
Czech:
lasolet horský
Danish:
Stor Svalestær
German:
Riesenschwalbenstar
Spanish:
Artamo Grande
Spanish (Spain):
Artamo Grande
Finnish:
papuanleiju
French:
Grand Langrayen
Croatian:
velika lastavičarka
Hungarian:
óriás-fecskeseregély
Italian:
Rondine boschereccia maggiore
Japanese (romaji):
papuamoritsubame
Japanese:
パプアモリツバメ
Lithuanian:
Didysis artamas
Dutch:
Grote Spitsvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Fjellsvalestare
Norwegian:
Fjellsvalestær
Polish:
ostrolot duzy
Russian:
Большой артам
Slovak:
hmyziar veľký
Serbian:
Velika šumska lasta
Swedish:
papuansk svalstare
Ukrainian:
Ланграйн великий
Chinese:
大燕鵙
Chinese (Traditional):
大燕鵙
Great Woodswallow
Catalan:
artami gros
Czech:
lasolet horský
Danish:
Stor Svalestær
German:
Riesenschwalbenstar
Spanish:
Artamo Grande
Spanish (Spain):
Artamo Grande
Finnish:
papuanleiju
French:
Grand Langrayen
Croatian:
velika lastavičarka
Hungarian:
óriás-fecskeseregély
Italian:
Rondine boschereccia maggiore
Japanese (romaji):
papuamoritsubame
Japanese:
パプアモリツバメ
Lithuanian:
Didysis artamas
Dutch:
Grote Spitsvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Fjellsvalestare
Norwegian:
Fjellsvalestær
Polish:
ostrolot duzy
Russian:
Большой артам
Slovak:
hmyziar veľký
Serbian:
Velika šumska lasta
Swedish:
papuansk svalstare
Ukrainian:
Ланграйн великий
Chinese:
大燕鵙
Chinese (Traditional):
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) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): 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) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): 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) |
| Clements, version 2019: 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) |
| eBird version 2019: 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) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Great Woodswallow ( Artamus maximus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: 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) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: 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
Croatian: velika lastavičarka
Hungarian: óriás-fecskeseregély
Indonesian: Kekep Besar
Italian: Artamo papua, Rondine boschereccia maggiore
Japanese (romaji): papuamoritsubame
Japanese: パプアモリツバメ
Scientific: Artamus maximus, Artamus maximus wahgiensis
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
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