Edible-nest swiftlet: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the edible-nest swiftlet lives – recorded in 9 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Aerodramus fuciphagus
Group	Hummingbirds, swifts & nightjars
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	9 countries
Continents	Asia
Mass	15.5 g (adult weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Apodiformes
Family	Apodidae

Where does the edible-nest swiftlet live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the edible-nest swiftlet in 9 countries and territories across Asia. Wikidata gives its range as: Indonesia, Singapore, Cambodia, Timor-Leste, India, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Brunei, Philippines.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is an edible-nest swiftlet?

Wikidata records the following for the edible-nest swiftlet: mass 15.5 g (adult weight).

Is the edible-nest swiftlet endangered?

The edible-nest swiftlet’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the edible-nest swiftlet?

The edible-nest swiftlet (Aerodramus fuciphagus) is a bird in the order Apodiformes and the family Apodidae, genus Aerodramus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the edible-nest swiftlet

The edible-nest swiftlet (Aerodramus fuciphagus), also known as the white-nest swiftlet, is a small bird of the swift family which is found in Southeast Asia. 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. Germain's swiftlet (Aerodramus germani) is now treated as conspecific with this species.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Edible-nest swiftlet (revision 1352766005), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q31801 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).