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Authentic bird's-nest soup is made from nests of some species of swiftlet, mainly the edible-nest (or white-nest) swiftlet (Aerodramus fuciphagus) and the black-nest swiftlet. Instead of twigs, feathers and straw, these swiftlets make their nest only from strands of their gummy saliva, which hardens when exposed to air.
This flight arrangement might benefit the bird's control and maneuverability in the air. [12] The swiftlets or cave swiftlets have developed a form of echolocation for navigating through dark cave systems where they roost. [13] One species, the Three-toed swiftlet, has recently been found to use this navigation at night outside its cave roost too.
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 bird nest is made exclusively of solidified saliva and is the main ingredient of bird's nest soup , a delicacy of Chinese cuisine.
The ridgetop swiftlet (Collocalia isonota) is a small bird in the swift family Apodidae. It is endemic to the Philippines where it is found on Luzon, Mindanao and the Sulu Archipelago. Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forests. It was previously considered a subspecies of the glossy swiftlet.
Collocalia is a genus of swifts, containing some of the smaller species termed "swiftlets".Formerly a catch-all genus for these, a number of its former members are now normally (though not by all authors) placed in Aerodramus.
Giant swiftlet (Hydrochous gigas) Genus Collocalia; Plume-toed swiftlet (Collocalia affinis) Grey-rumped swiftlet (Collocalia marginata) Ridgetop swiftlet (Collocalia isonota) Tenggara swiftlet (Collocalia sumbawae) Drab swiftlet (Collocalia neglecta) Glossy swiftlet (Collocalia esculenta) Satin swiftlet (Collocalia uropygialis) Bornean ...
The Himalayan swiftlet has a twittering chit-chit roosting call, and also has a piercing teeree-teeree-teeree call.. What distinguishes many, but not all, swiftlet species from other swifts and indeed almost all other birds (the oilbird being an exception) is their ability to use a simple but effective form of echolocation to navigate through the darkness of the caves where they roost at night ...
The uniform swiftlet (Aerodramus vanikorensis), also known as the Vanikoro swiftlet or lowland swiftlet, is a gregarious, medium-sized swiftlet with a shallowly forked tail. The colouring is dark grey-brown, darker on the upperparts with somewhat paler underparts, especially on chin and throat.