Black-nest swiftlet
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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.
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Black-nest swiftlet | |
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at Upper Peirce Reservoir, Singapore | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Clade: | Strisores |
Order: | Apodiformes |
Family: | Apodidae |
Genus: | Aerodramus |
Species: | A. maximus |
Binomial name | |
Aerodramus maximus (Hume, 1878) | |
Synonyms | |
Collocalia maxima |
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Its saliva is one of the main sources of edible nests for bird's nest soup.