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Edible-nest swiftlet

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The edible-nest swiftlet, also known as the white-nest swiftlet, is a small bird of the swift family found in Southeast Asia. Its opaque, whitish nest is made exclusively of solidified saliva and is the main ingredient of bird's nest soup, a delicacy of Chinese cuisine. Germain's swiftlet, once considered a separate species, is now treated as conspecific with this species. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Relationship to People
Eaten or Drunk by People 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Scientific Name
Aerodramus fuciphagus 1
Conservation Status
Least Concern 2
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Aerodramus, Taxa
Source Edible-nest swiftlet (Wikidata)
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Found In

Australasia

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Norway

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South Asia

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Sources
1. Edible-nest swiftlet (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q31801 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, habitat (P2974): Terrestrial
    Wikidata habitat statement (P2974) resolves to a terrestrial habitat type.
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Aerodramus, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon)
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2. Edible-nest swiftlet (Wikipedia)
  • Edible use
    Its opaque and whitish nest is made exclusively of solidified saliva and is the main ingredient of bird's nest soup, a delicacy of Chinese cuisine.
  • Infobox: status
    LC
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3. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Aves
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 32
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 32
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Aves","order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Aves","language":"ES"},{"name":"Birds","language":"EN"},{"name":"Oiseaux","language":"FR"},{"name":"鸟纲","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Apodidae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 525
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 525
"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"
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