Giant Swiftlet

Summary

Giant Swiftlet is a taxon^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Giant Swiftlet's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Giant Swiftlet is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• Giant Swiftlet's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Near Threatened^[5].
• Giant Swiftlet's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern^[6].
• Giant Swiftlet is classified within Hydrochous^[7].
• Giant Swiftlet's scientific name is Hydrochous gigas^[8].
• Giant Swiftlet's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'H. gigas'}^[9].
• Giant Swiftlet is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'coblyn rhaeadr'}^[10].
• Giant Swiftlet is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Giant Swiftlet'}^[11].
• Giant Swiftlet is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Riesensalangane'}^[12].
• Giant Swiftlet is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Salangana gigante'}^[13].
• Giant Swiftlet is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'salangana gegant'}^[14].
• Giant Swiftlet is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'salangana vodopádová'}^[15].
• Giant Swiftlet is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'hiidsalangaan'}^[16].
• Giant Swiftlet is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Storsalangan'}^[17].
• Giant Swiftlet is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Waterfall Swift'}^[18].
• Giant Swiftlet is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Salangane géante'}^[19].
• Giant Swiftlet is commonly known as {'lang': 'ms', 'text': 'Burung Layang-layang Hantu'}^[20].
• Giant Swiftlet is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Большая салангана'}^[21].
• Giant Swiftlet is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'オニアナツバメ'}^[22].
• Giant Swiftlet is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Kaskadesejler'}^[23].
• Giant Swiftlet is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'isosalangaani'}^[24].
• Giant Swiftlet is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'óriás-sarlósfecske'}^[25].
• Giant Swiftlet is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'salangana wielka'}^[26].
• Giant Swiftlet is commonly known as {'lang': 'sk', 'text': 'salangána vodopádová'}^[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Giant Swiftlet is Hydrochous gigas^[8]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Hydrochous^[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'coblyn rhaeadr'}^[10], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}^[11], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Riesensalangane'}^[12], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Salangana gigante'}^[13], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'salangana gegant'}^[14], and {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'salangana vodopádová'}^[15].

Identifiers

Giant Swiftlet's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 6887^[28]. Giant Swiftlet's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 46502^[29]. Giant Swiftlet's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5228600^[30]. Giant Swiftlet's ITIS TSN is recorded as 554943^[31].

Why It Matters

Giant Swiftlet has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]