Edible-nest Swiftlet [fuciphagus, perplexus, dammermani or micans]
Aerodramus fuciphagus [fuciphagus, perplexus, dammermani or micans] (= Aerodramus fuciphagus) (Thunberg, CP 1812)
The edible-nest swiftlet, also known as the white-nest swiftlet, is a small bird of the swift family which is found in South-East 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. Source: Wikipedia
Classification
Order:Apodiformes
Family:
Apodidae
Genus:
Aerodramus
Scientific:
Aerodramus fuciphagus
Original description
Citation:
(Thunberg, CP 1812)
Reference:
Kung. Sven. Vetensk.-Akad. Handl.
33 p.153
Protonym:
Hirundo Fuciphaga
Type locality:
Java.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/181003#page/167/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
711541ED8D72AB0F
Avibase ID:
avibase-711541ED
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/711541ED
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 693290
Edible-nest Swiftlet [fuciphagus, perplexus, dammermani or micans]
French:
Salangane à nid blanc [fuciphagus, perplexus, dammermani ou micans]
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Edible-nest Swiftlet [fuciphagus, perplexus, dammermani or micans] ( Aerodramus fuciphagus [fuciphagus, perplexus, dammermani or micans]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Edible-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus fuciphagus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Edible-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus fuciphagus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Edible-nest Swiftlet [fuciphagus, perplexus, dammermani or micans] ( Aerodramus fuciphagus [fuciphagus, perplexus, dammermani or micans]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Edible-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus fuciphagus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Edible-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus fuciphagus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Edible-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus fuciphagus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Edible-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus fuciphagus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Edible-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus fuciphagus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Edible-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus fuciphagus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Edible-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus fuciphagus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Edible-nest Swiftlet ( Aerodramus fuciphagus) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Salangane à nid blanc ( Aerodramus fuciphaga) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Collocalia fuciphaga |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Aerodramus fuciphagus [fuciphagus, perplexus, dammermani, micans or inexpectatus]
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Catalan: Salangana de niu blanc
Czech: salangana ostrovní
Danish: Grågumpet Salangan
German: Weißnestsalangane
English: Edible-nest Swiftlet, Edible-nest Swiftlet [fuciphagus, perplexus, dammermani or micans], German's Swiftlet, Gray-rumped Swiftlet, Grey-rumped Swiftlet, Thunberg's swiftlet, White-nest Swiftlet
English (India): White-nest Swiftlet (Edible-nest Swiftlet)
Esperanto: Blanknesta apuseto
Spanish: Rabitojo de Nido Comestible
Spanish (Spain): Salangana Nidoblanco
Estonian: hõrkpesa-salangaan
Finnish: jaavansalangaani
French: Salangane à nid blanc, Salangane à nid blanc [fuciphagus, perplexus, dammermani ou micans]
Hungarian: szalangána
Indonesian: Burung Walet Sarang-putih, Walet sarang-putih
Italian: Salangana orientale
Japanese (romaji): jawa ana-tsubame, jawaanatsubame
Japanese: ジャワアナツバメ
Japanese (Kanji): ジャワ穴燕
Scientific: Aerodramus fuciphaga, Aerodramus fuciphaga fuciphaga, Aerodramus fuciphagus, Aerodramus fuciphagus [fuciphagus, perplexus, dammermani or micans], Aerodramus fuciphagus fuciphagus, Aerodramus fuciphagus germani, Aerodramus germani, Aerodramus germani germani, Collocalia fuciphaga, Collocalia fuciphaga fuciphaga, Collocalia Germani, Hirundo Fuciphaga
Lithuanian: Tunbergo erodramas
Malay: Burung Layang-layang Gua, Layang-Layang Gua
Dutch: Eetbaar-nestsalangaan
Norwegian: Reirsuppesalangan
Polish: salangana sundajska
Pinyin: zhǎowā jīn-sī-yàn
Portuguese: andorinhão-de-ninho-comestível
Portuguese (Portugal): Andorinhão-de-ninho-comestível
Russian: Салангана водорослевая
Slovak: dážďovník sivochrbtý, salangána sundská
Swedish: svalbosalangan
Thai: นกแอ่นกินรัง , นกแอ่นกินรังตะโพกขาว
Thai (Transliteration): nók àeen kin-raŋ, nók àeen kin-raŋ tà-pʰôok-kʰăaw
Ukrainian: Салангана сундайська
Vietnamese: Chim Yến hàng, Chim Yến hông xám, Yến hàng
Chinese: 爪哇金丝燕
Chinese (Traditional): 爪哇金絲燕
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