Great Woodswallow Artamus maximus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (19)
- Monotypic
Ian Rowley and Eleanor Russell
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated May 15, 2014
Text last updated May 15, 2014
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | àrtam gros |
| Dutch | Grote Spitsvogel |
| English | Great Woodswallow |
| English (United States) | Great Woodswallow |
| French | Grand Langrayen |
| French (France) | Grand Langrayen |
| German | Riesenschwalbenstar |
| Indonesian | Kekep besar |
| Japanese | パプアモリツバメ |
| Norwegian | fjellsvalestær |
| Polish | ostrolot duży |
| Russian | Большой артам |
| Serbian | Velika šumska lasta |
| Slovak | hmyziar veľký |
| Spanish | Artamo Grande |
| Spanish (Spain) | Artamo grande |
| Swedish | papuansk svalstare |
| Turkish | Büyük Ormankırlangıcı |
| Ukrainian | Ланграйн великий |
Artamus maximus Meyer, 1874
PROTONYM:
Artamus maximus
Meyer, 1874. Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe 69, p.203.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Hatam, Arfak Mts.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- ARTAMUS
- maximus
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Great Woodswallow
