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  • Synonyms Black nest Swiftlet, Indo-Malayan Swiftlet, Robinson's Swiftlet, Low's Swiftlet, Indomalayan Swiftlet, Lowe's Swiftlet
  • Old latin name for bird Cypselus lowi, Aerodramus maxima, Collocalia maximus, Collocalia lowi, Collocalia maxima

Black-nest Swiftletbird sounds *

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    Call, © Ding Li Yong
    Singapore
  • 2.
    Song, © Arnold Meijer
    Malaysia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Black-nest Swiftlet

  • Breeding region Oriental Region
  • Breeding subregion Malay Pen. and Greater Sundas

Black-nest Swiftlet subspecies (3)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Aerodramus maximus lowiSumatra, n, w Borneo and Java-No
Aerodramus maximus maximuss Myanmar, Malaysia and se Vietnam-No
Aerodramus maximus tichelmanise Borneo-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Catalansalangana de niu negre
Chinese方尾金丝燕, 大金丝燕
Chinese (Traditional)大金絲燕, 方尾金絲燕, 黑巢金絲燕
Croatianindonezijska čiopica
Czechsalangana černohnízdá, Salangana sopecná, salangana černohnizdá
DanishMalaysalangan, Malajsalangan
DutchZwart-nestsalangaan, Zwartnestsalangaan
EsperantoNigronesta apuseto
Estoniansulispesa-salangaan
Finnishtutkasalangaani
FrenchSalangane à nid noir
GermanSchwarznestsalangane, Schwarznest-Salangane
Hungarianfeketefészkű szalangána
IndonesianWalet sarang hitam, Burung Walet Sarang Hitam, Walet sarang-hitam
ItalianSalangana di Lowe, Salangana nidonero
Japaneseオオアナツバメ
Lithuaniandidysis erodramas
MalayBurung Layang-layang Sarang Hitam, Layang-Layang padi, Layang-Layang Sarang Hitam, Burung Layang-layang Padi
Norwegianmalaysalangan
Norwegian NynorskMalaysalangan
Polishsalangana czarnogniazdowa
Portugueseandorinhão-de-ninho-preto, salangana-de-ninho-preto
RussianБольшая салангана, Салангана черногнездная, Черногнёздная салангана
SerbianČiopica crnog gnezda
Slovaksalangána čiernohniezdna, salangána družná
SpanishRabitojo de Lowe, Salangana nidonegro, Rabitojo de Nido Negro
Swedishsvartbosalangan, Lowes salangan
Thaiนกแอ่นหางสี่เหลี่ยม, นกแอ่นรังดำ
TurkishSiyah Çorba Yelyutanı
Ukrainianсалангана малазійська
VietnameseChim Yến sào đen