Aerodramus fuciphagus
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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.
The edible-nest swiftlet was formally described in 1812 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Peter Thunberg under the binomial name Hirundo fuciphaga based on a specimen collected on the island of Java. The specific epithet fuciphaga combines the Ancient Greek φυκος/phukos meaning "seaweed" with -φαγος/-phagos meaning "-eating". The edible-nest swiftlet is now one of 25 swiftlets placed in the genus Aerodramus that was introduced in 1906 by the American ornithologist Harry C. Oberholser.
Eight subspecies are recognised: Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 2 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 5 | Tanjung Puting National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 6 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 7 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 8 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 9 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 10 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 11 | Komodo National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 12 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 13 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 14 | Bako National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 15 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 16 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 17 | Tangkoko Nature Reserve | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 18 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 19 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Đà Nẵng | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 2 | Phnom Penh | 🇰🇭 Cambodia | |
| 3 | Ho Chi Minh City | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 4 | Cần Thơ | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 5 | Bangkok | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 6 | Yangon | 🇲🇲 Myanmar | |
| 7 | Denpasar | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 8 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 9 | Hanoi | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 10 | Yogyakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
Very likely
About 90% of wildlife watchers report a White-nest Swiftlet sighting in Đà Nẵng on a given day, based on 276 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the most-seen of the 56 birds we can rate there.
March–April and November–January
In those months about 90% of wildlife watchers report a White-nest Swiftlet in Đà Nẵng on a given day, against about 50% in June–July and October, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-nest Swiftlet sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Yes
Of the 14 cities where we can rate White-nest Swiftlet sightings, Đà Nẵng has the highest daily chance: about 90%. Next come Phnom Penh (Cambodia, about 80%) and Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam, about 70%).
Same family: Apodidae
The closest relatives of the White-nest Swiftlet that you can see in Đà Nẵng (family Apodidae, Swifts) are House Swift (about 10%) and Asian Palm-Swift (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-nest Swiftlet is recorded against all the birds logged in Đà Nẵng (276 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
