Black-nest swiftlet
| Black-nest swiftlet | |
|---|---|
 | |
| 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 | |
The black-nest swiftlet (Aerodramus maximus) is a species of swift in the Apodidae family. 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.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Collocalia maxima". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/8/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.