Aerodramus maximus
Aerodramus maximus
Overview
The black-nest swiftlet (Aerodramus maximus) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae found across several Southeast Asian nations. Its natural habitats consist of subtropical or tropical moist lowland and montane forests.
Habitat
Found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam, this species inhabits subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
Did you know?
The saliva of Aerodramus maximus is one of the main sources of edible nests used for bird's nest soup.