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Black-nest swiftlet

Birds

The black-nest swiftlet is a species of swift in the family Apodidae, found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical and tropical moist lowland and montane forest. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Relationship to People
Eaten or Drunk by People 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Scientific Name
Aerodramus maximus 2
Conservation Status
Least Concern 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Aerodramus, Taxa
Source Black-nest swiftlet (Wikidata)

In Biome

Tropical Rainforest, Biomes
Source Black-nest swiftlet (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Norway

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

South Asia

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Black-nest swiftlet (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
  • Lead section
    Its saliva is one of the main sources of edible nests for bird's nest soup.
  • Lead paragraph; begins "Its saliva is one of the main sources of edible"
    Its saliva is one of the main sources of edible nests for bird's nest soup.
  • Infobox: status
    LC
  • In Biome: Tropical Rainforest, Lead paragraph; begins "Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical"
    Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
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2. Black-nest swiftlet (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q27459 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Aerodramus, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon)
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3. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Aves
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 32
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 32
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Aves","order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Aves","language":"ES"},{"name":"Birds","language":"EN"},{"name":"Oiseaux","language":"FR"},{"name":"鸟纲","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Apodidae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 525
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 525
"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"
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