Black-nest Swiftlet

Aerodramus maximus

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernInvertebratesForestCavity nestSmall · 17 g

When to see the Black-nest Swiftlet

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is July, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Black-nest Swiftlet

Regular rangeRare visitor

The map shades 4 countries with regular records, and 1 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Recorded as a rare visitor in Thailand.

About the Black-nest Swiftlet

The black-nest swiftlet 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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Easily confused with

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