Black-nest Swiftlet
Photo © James Eaton
Photo © James Eaton — CC0 1.0 — Source: iNaturalist #198777215The black-nest swiftlet (Aerodramus maximus) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. Its saliva is one of the main sources of edible nests for bird's nest soup.
Bako National Park
Kuching, Malaysia
+210 birds+17 mammals
Weathered sandstone cliffs rise dramatically from the South China Sea, their ochre faces sculpted by millennia of wind and tide into a landscape of extraordinary geological…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKTaman Negara National Park
Kampong Samas, Malaysia
+393 birds+48 mammals
Where ancient rainforest meets limestone peaks, one of Southeast Asia's oldest protected wilderness preserves sprawls across 4,343 square kilometers of primordial landscape. Dipterocarp giants tower overhead,…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKTaman Negara Bukit Lambir National Park
Miri, Malaysia
+153 birds+7 mammals
Rainforest cascades down sandstone ridges where crystal streams carve through ancient geology, creating a landscape of profound biological richness in Sarawak's interior. This 68-square-kilometre sanctuary protects…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKGunung Mulu National Park
Long Seridan, Malaysia
+280 birds+39 mammals
Where granite monoliths pierce the rainforest canopy of Sarawak, an ancient limestone karst landscape reveals one of Southeast Asia's most biodiverse strongholds. Soaring peaks cloaked in…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKTaman Nasional Baluran
Situbondo, Indonesia
+189 birds+9 mammals
Across the northeastern tip of East Java, where monsoon winds sweep down from the Bali Strait, a landscape of contrasts unfolds within 374 square kilometres of…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKMount Merapi National Park
Hargobinangun, Indonesia
+150 birds+3 mammals
Where the volcanic slopes of central Java rise into mist and montane forest, Mount Merapi National Park guards one of Indonesia's most dynamic landscapes. Spanning roughly…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKKerinci Seblat National Park
Kerinci, Indonesia
+228 birds+16 mammals
Across nearly 67,000 square kilometres of Sumatra's spine, a mountainous realm of equatorial rainforest rises from steaming lowlands to volcanic peaks shrouded in cloud. Kerinci Seblat…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKWay Kambas National Park
Lampung Timur, Indonesia
+237 birds+20 mammals
Across the low swamplands of eastern Lampung, where freshwater wetlands merge into tidal mangrove forests along the Sunda Strait, sprawls one of Sumatra's most vital sanctuaries.…
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