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Great Woodswallow
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Great Woodswallow

Artamus maximus
BirdNET IDBN01091
Taxon groupAves
iNat observations31
Image sourceiNaturalist
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Description wikipedia

The great woodswallow (Artamus maximus), also known as the greater woodswallow, giant woodswallow or New Guinea woodswallow, is a species of bird in the family Artamidae. As its name implies, it is the largest member of the genus Artamus, averaging 20 centimetres (7.87 in) in length and 61 grams (2.2 oz) in mass. The great woodswallow is very similar in appearance to the more widespread white-breasted woodswallow, but it can be distinguished by its darker black upper side plumage and by the presence of a semi-oval black patch below the throat.

Translated Descriptions (8)

es wikipedia
El artamo grande (Artamus maximus) es una especie de ave paseriforme de la familia Artamidae. Es endémica de Nueva Guinea.​
fi wikipedia
Papuanleiju (Artamus maximus) on leijujen heimoon kuuluva varpuslintu.
fr wikipedia
Le Grand Langrayen (Artamus maximus) est une espèce de petits passereaux de la famille des Artamidae.
it wikipedia
L'artamo maggiore o rondine boschereccia maggiore (Artamus maximus Meyer, 1874) è un uccello passeriforme della famiglia Artamidae.
nl wikipedia
De grote spitsvogel (Artamus maximus) is een endemische zangvogel van het midden- en hooggebergte in Nieuw-Guinea.
pt wikipedia
Andorinha-do-bosque-grande ou andorinha-do-mato-grande (Artamus maximus) é uma espécie de ave da família Artamidae. Pode ser encontrada nos seguintes países: Indonésia e Papua-Nova Guiné. Os seus habitats naturais são: regiões subtropicais ou tropicais húmidas de alta altitude.
ru wikipedia
Большой артам (лат. Artamus maximus) — вид птиц из семейства ласточковых сорокопутов. Подвидов не выделяют. Эндемик Новой Гвинеи.
sv wikipedia
Papuasvalstare (Artamus maximus) är en fågel i familjen svalstarar inom ordningen tättingar, förekommande i bergstrakter på Nya Guinea.

Common Names (36 locales)

ar سنونو الخشب الكبير
bg Голяма дървесна лястовица
ca àrtam gros
cs lasolet horský
cy Helydd coed Papua
da Stor Svalestær
de Riesenschwalbenstar
en Great Woodswallow
es Artamo Grande
es_EC Artamo Grande
es_ES Artamo grande
es_MX Artamo Grande
et paapua tuulas
fa پرستوی جنگلی بزرگ
fi papuanleiju
fr Grand Langrayen
he ארטם גדול
hr velika lastavičarka
hu óriás-fecskeseregély
id kekep besar
ja パプアモリツバメ
nl Grote spitsvogel
no fjellsvalestær
nv Chooyééł Dineʼé Bikéyahdę́ę́ʼ tsinyiʼ táshchozhii
pl ostrolot duży
pt great woodswallow
pt_PT Great woodswallow
ru Большой артам
sk hmyziar veľký
sr Velika šumska lasta
sv papuasvalstare
th นกแอ่นพงเกรต
tr Büyük Ormankırlangıcı
uk Ланграйн великий
zh 大燕鵙
zh-CN 大燕鵙

External Identifiers

iNaturalist#8075
eBirdgrewoo1
Macaulay Librarygrewoo1
Xeno-CantoArtamus maximus
observation.org#75515
GBIF5230397
NCBI1160893
AvibaseArtamus-maximus
BirdLife22706311