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Artamus maximus
Great Woodswallow
As recorded: Artamus maximus A.B.Meyer, 1874
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Passeriformes › Artamidae
- Collected by
- P H Colman
- Collector number
- Collector Number: --
- Region
- Papua New Guinea
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Artamus maximus observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 29 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-09-16.
2025-09-16
Tambul District, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea
(c) Jackson Frost, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-10
Wapenamanda District, Enga Province, Papua New Guinea
(c) briancasatelli, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2024-10-22
Wapenamanda District, Enga Province, Papua New Guinea
(c) Jay VanderGaast, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2023-11-25
Nipa-Kutubu, PG-SL, PG
(c) gee912, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-11-24
Nipa-Kutubu, PG-SL, PG
(c) gee912, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-11-18
Nipa-Kutubu, PG-SL, PG
(c) gee912, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Artamus maximus. BPBM 51190. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35217684. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-ng/51190.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35217684 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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