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Giant Swiftlet

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Giant Swiftlet

Summary

Giant Swiftlet is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #1,628 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Giant Swiftlet's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Giant Swiftlet's taxon rank is recorded as 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's parent taxon is recorded as Hydrochous[7].
  • Giant Swiftlet's taxon name is recorded as Hydrochous gigas[8].
  • Giant Swiftlet's IUCN taxon ID is recorded as 22686485[9].
  • Giant Swiftlet's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02w4p0f[10].
  • Giant Swiftlet's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 46502[11].
  • Giant Swiftlet's ITIS TSN is recorded as 554943[12].
  • Giant Swiftlet's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5228600[13].
  • Giant Swiftlet's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'H. gigas'}[14].
  • Giant Swiftlet's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'coblyn rhaeadr'}[15].
  • Giant Swiftlet's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Giant Swiftlet'}[16].
  • Giant Swiftlet's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Riesensalangane'}[17].
  • Giant Swiftlet's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Salangana gigante'}[18].
  • Giant Swiftlet's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'salangana gegant'}[19].
  • Giant Swiftlet's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'salangana vodopádová'}[20].
  • Giant Swiftlet's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'hiidsalangaan'}[21].
  • Giant Swiftlet's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Storsalangan'}[22].
  • Giant Swiftlet's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Waterfall Swift'}[23].
  • Giant Swiftlet's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Salangane géante'}[24].
  • Giant Swiftlet's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'ms', 'text': 'Burung Layang-layang Hantu'}[25].
  • Giant Swiftlet's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Большая салангана'}[26].
  • Giant Swiftlet's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'オニアナツバメ'}[27].

Why It Matters

Giant Swiftlet ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #1,628 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2025.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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