Black-nest swiftlet
| Black-nest swiftlet | |
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| 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 |
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Aerodramus maximus Hume, 1878 |
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| Synonyms | |
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Collocalia maxima |
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Collocalia maxima
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 forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
It is one of the main sources of edible nests for bird's nest soup.
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