Species of Thailand
Black-nest swiftlet
Aerodramus maximus
Allan Octavian Hume, 1878
In Thai: นกแอ่นรังดำ
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.
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Category / Seasonal Status
BCST Category: Recorded in an apparently wild state within the last 50 years
BCST Seasonal status: Resident or presumed resident
Scientific classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Apodiformes
- Family
- Apodidae
- Genus
- Aerodramus
- Species
- Aerodramus maximus
Common names
- Thai: นกแอ่นรังดำ
Photos
Range Map
- Khao Phra - Bang Khram Wildlife Sanctuary
- Khao Phra Thaeo Wildlife Sanctuary
- Khao Sok National Park
- Khura Buri District, Phang Nga
- Ko Chang District, Trat
- Mueang Krabi District, Krabi
- Mueang Phuket District, Phuket
- Ngao Waterfall National Park
- Phi Phi Islands
- Takua Pa District, Phang Nga
- Yan Ta Khao District, Trang