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.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Aerodramus fuciphagus canonical 2
Aerodramus 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf aerodramus swiftlet
bird species
swift
activityPattern diurnal
binomialName Aerodramus fuciphagus
bodySize small
class Aves
commonName edible-nest swiftlet
linked to: black-nest swiftlet

white-nest swiftlet
linked to: black-nest swiftlet
conservationStatus Least Concern
conservationStatusSystem IUCN Red List
describedBy Coenraad Jacob Temminck
describedInYear 1825
diet insects
echolocation uses simple echolocation in caves
economicUse source of edible bird’s nests
family Apodidae
featherColor generally brownish to gray above
flightAbility strong flier
foragingStrategy aerial insectivore
genus Aerodramus
habitat coastal areas
limestone caves
rocky islands
kingdom Animalia
nativeToRegion Brunei
linked to: Brunei Darussalam

Indonesia
Malaysia
Myanmar
Philippines
Singapore
Southeast Asia
Thailand
Vietnam
linked to: Viet Nam
nestingMaterial saliva
nestingSite caves
nestType edible nest
order Apodiformes
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

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Apodidae contains Aerodramus fuciphagus
Aerodramus fuciphagus genus Aerodramus
linked to: Aerodramus fuciphagus
Aerodramus fuciphagus binomialName Aerodramus fuciphagus