Black-nest swiftlet

The black-nest swiftlet (Aerodramus maximus) 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.

Black-nest swiftlet
at Upper Peirce Reservoir, Singapore
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Apodidae
Genus: Aerodramus
Species:
A. maximus
Binomial name
Aerodramus maximus
Hume, 1878
Synonyms

Collocalia maxima

It is one of the main sources of edible nests for bird's nest soup.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Collocalia maxima". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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