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BPBM 56318.01Vertebrate Zoology

Artamus maximus

As recorded: Artamus maximus A.B.Meyer, 1874

Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Passeriformes › Artamidae

Region
Papua New Guinea
Record type
Preserved specimen
47 Bishop specimens of Artamus maximusSpecies page ›

Artamus maximus observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 29 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-09-16.

Artamus maximus observed 2025-09-16

2025-09-16

Tambul District, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea

(c) Jackson Frost, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Artamus maximus observed 2025-07-10

2025-07-10

Wapenamanda District, Enga Province, Papua New Guinea

(c) briancasatelli, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

Artamus maximus observed 2024-10-22

2024-10-22

Wapenamanda District, Enga Province, Papua New Guinea

(c) Jay VanderGaast, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

Artamus maximus observed 2023-11-25

2023-11-25

Nipa-Kutubu, PG-SL, PG

(c) gee912, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Artamus maximus observed 2023-11-24

2023-11-24

Nipa-Kutubu, PG-SL, PG

(c) gee912, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Artamus maximus observed 2023-11-18

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 56318.01. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35218663. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-ng/56318.01.

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