edible-nest swiftlet
bird
Also known as: Collocalia fuciphaga
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- In apodiform: Importance to humans
…nest of one species, the edible-nest swiftlet (C. fuciphaga), is composed almost entirely of concentric layers of this salivary cement. These nests and, to a lesser extent, those of some other swiftlets are gathered commercially in the East Indies and form the base for the famous bird’s-nest soup of the…
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