Black-nest Swiftlet
Aerodramus maximus(Hume, AO, 1878)
English (US) Black-nest Swiftlet
The Black-nest Swiftlet (Aerodramus maximus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Apodidae (Swifts) in the order Apodiformes.
- Scientific name
- Aerodramus maximus
- Family
- Apodidae (Swifts)
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black-nest Swiftlet
- Described by
- (Hume, AO, 1878)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Aerodramus maximus maximus
- Aerodramus maximus lowi
- Aerodramus maximus tichelmani
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Collocalia maxima
- Described by
- (Hume, AO, 1878)
- Type locality
- Mergui, Bankasoon.
- Original description
- Stray Feathers 6 p.49
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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