Aerodramus fuciphagus
E676534
Aerodramus fuciphagus is a small Southeast Asian swift best known for building the edible nests used to make bird’s nest soup.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aerodramus swiftlet
ⓘ
bird species ⓘ swift ⓘ |
| activityPattern | diurnal ⓘ |
| binomialName | Aerodramus fuciphagus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodySize | small ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| commonName |
edible-nest swiftlet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
white-nest swiftlet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem | IUCN Red List NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedBy | Coenraad Jacob Temminck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedInYear | 1825 ⓘ |
| diet | insects ⓘ |
| echolocation | uses simple echolocation in caves ⓘ |
| economicUse | source of edible bird’s nests ⓘ |
| family | Apodidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featherColor | generally brownish to gray above ⓘ |
| flightAbility | strong flier ⓘ |
| foragingStrategy | aerial insectivore ⓘ |
| genus | Aerodramus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
coastal areas
ⓘ
limestone caves ⓘ rocky islands ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| nativeToRegion |
Brunei
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indonesia NERFINISHED ⓘ Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ Myanmar NERFINISHED ⓘ Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ Southeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Thailand NERFINISHED ⓘ Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nestingMaterial | saliva ⓘ |
| nestingSite | caves ⓘ |
| nestType | edible nest ⓘ |
| order | Apodiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| rangeExpansion | artificial nesting houses in Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| reproduction | lays eggs in saliva nests on cave walls ⓘ |
| socialBehavior | colonial nester ⓘ |
| subjectOf | edible bird’s nest trade ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
habitat disturbance
ⓘ
overharvesting of nests ⓘ |
| underpartsColor | paler underparts ⓘ |
| usedFor | bird’s nest soup ⓘ |
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