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AerodramusMaximus.Wokoti

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha
Cladus: Crurotarsi
Divisio: Archosauria
Subsectio: Ornithodira
Subtaxon: Dinosauromorpha
Cladus: Dinosauria
Ordo: Saurischia
Cladus: Theropoda
Cladus: Neotheropoda
Infraclassis: Aves
Cladus: Euavialae
Cladus: Avebrevicauda
Cladus: Pygostylia
Cladus: Ornithothoraces
Cladus: Euornithes
Cladus: Ornithuromorpha
Cladus: Ornithurae
Cladus: Carinatae
Parvclassis: Neornithes
Cohors: Neognathae
Ordo: Apodiformes

Familia: Apodidae
Subfamilia: Apodinae
Tribus: Collocaliini
Genus: Aerodramus
Species: Aerodramus maximus
Subspecies: A. m. lowi - A. m. maximus - A. m. tichelmani
Name

Aerodramus maximus (Hume, 1878)

Original combination: Collocalia maxima

References

Stray Feathers 6 p. 49
Vernacular names
čeština: Salangana černohnízdá
English: Black-nest Swiftlet
español: Salangana nidonegro
Bahasa Melayu: Burung Layang-layang Padi
polski: Salangana czarnogniazdowa
中文: 大金丝燕

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.

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

BirdLife International (2016). "Aerodramus maximus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22686610A93118331. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22686610A93118331.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.

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