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ForestCup nestTiny · 11 g
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The edible-nest swiftlet, generally with a body length of 14 cm (5.5 in), is a medium-sized representative of the salanganes. The upper part of the slender body is blackish-brown; the under part of the body ranges in colour from white to blackish-brown. The tail is short and has a slight notch. The bill and feet are black. Legs are very short and tarsi are usually unfeathered or lightly feathered. It weighs 15 to 18 g (0.53 to 0.63 oz) and the wings are long and narrow. In flight the swept-back wings resemble a crescent.
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When to see the Edible-nest Swiftlet
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is January, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Edible-nest Swiftlet
The map shades 13 countries with regular records, and 1 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in Australia.
About the Edible-nest Swiftlet
The edible-nest swiftlet, 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 is now treated as conspecific with this species.
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Easily confused with
Indian SwiftletAerodramus unicolorThe Indian Swiftlet or Indian Edible-Nest Swiftlet is a small swift.
Australian SwiftletAerodramus terraereginaeIt is 11–12 centimetres (4.3–4.7 in) long with a wing length of 107–118.2 millimetres (4.21–4.65 in) and a weight of 10.5–12.5 grams (0.37–0.44 oz).
Himalayan SwiftletAerodramus brevirostrisThis 13–14 cm long swiftlet has swept-back wings that resemble a crescent or a boomerang.
Side by side: Australian Swiftlet vs Edible-nest Swiftlet · Edible-nest Swiftlet vs Himalayan Swiftlet
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