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Black-nest Swiftlet (lowi)
Aerodramus maximus lowi (Sharpe, RB 1879)
Classification
Order:Apodiformes
Family:
Apodidae
Genus:
Aerodramus
Scientific:
Aerodramus maximus lowi
Original description
Citation:
(Sharpe, RB 1879)
Reference:
Proc. Zool. Soc. London
1879, pt.2 p.333
Imprint year:
1879
Protonym:
Cypselus lowi
Type locality:
Labuan Island.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/90455#page/65/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
943F17C84A25BDF8
Avibase ID:
avibase-943F17C8
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/943F17C8
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 693285
Geographic range:
- Aerodramus maximus lowi: Sumatra, Nias Island, and Borneo; one 1887 Palawan specimen
Source: Clements checklist
Black-nest Swiftlet (lowi)
French:
Salangane à nid noir (lowi)
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Black-nest Swiftlet (lowi) ( Aerodramus maximus lowi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Black-nest Swiftlet (lowi) ( Aerodramus maximus lowi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Black-nest Swiftlet (lowi) ( Aerodramus maximus lowi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Black-nest Swiftlet (lowi) ( Aerodramus maximus lowi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Black-nest Swiftlet (lowi) ( Aerodramus maximus lowi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Black-nest Swiftlet (lowi) ( Aerodramus maximus lowi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Black-nest Swiftlet (lowi) ( Aerodramus maximus lowi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Black-nest Swiftlet (lowi) ( Aerodramus maximus lowi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Black-nest Swiftlet (lowi) ( Aerodramus maximus lowi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Black-nest Swiftlet (lowi) ( Aerodramus maximus lowi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Black-nest Swiftlet (lowi) ( Aerodramus maximus lowi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Black-nest Swiftlet (lowi) ( Aerodramus maximus lowi) |
| Avilist 2025: Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 4] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 4] |
| Clements, version 2022: Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 4] |
| Clements, version 2023: Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 4] |
| Clements, version 2024: Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 4] |
| Clements, version 2025: Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 4] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 4] |
| Clements, version 2015: Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 4] |
| Clements, version 2016: Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 4] |
| Clements, version 2017: Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 4] |
| Clements, version 2018: Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 4] |
| Clements, version 2019: Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 4] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Aerodramus maximus lowi |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 4] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 4] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 5] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 5] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 5] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 4] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 4] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Collocalia lowi lowi [version 2] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Collocalia lowi lowi [version 2] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Aerodramus maximus lowi [version 5] |
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
English: Black-nest Swiftlet (lowi), Low's Swiftlet
French: Salangane à nid noir (lowi)
Scientific: Aerodramus maxima lowi, Aerodramus maximus lowi, Collocalia lowi, Collocalia lowi lowi, Collocalia maxima lowi, Collocalia maximus lowi, Cypselus lowi
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