Edible-nest Swiftlet
Aerodramus fuciphagus · Bird
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A small dark swift of Southeast Asia that spends nearly its whole life on the wing over forest, coast and open country, catching insects. It breeds in colonies in limestone caves, rock crevices and clefts in coastal cliffs, finding its way in the dark with a rattling echolocation call. Its nest is a little cup of hardened saliva stuck to the rock, and these white nests are the prized ingredient of bird's nest soup, said to be an aphrodisiac, sold by the kilogram for thousands of dollars.
- Danger
- Harmless
- How it is met
- In colonies, by day
- Size
- Tiny
- In winter
- Active in winter
Where it lives
Tropical Rainforest, Rocky Shore, Cave
Gives
Sources
- Edible-nest swiftlet. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 2026.
- Salangane à nid blanc. Wikipédia, l'encyclopédie libre, 2026.
- Edible bird's nest. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 2026.
- Gomantong Caves. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 2026.
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