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What Bird Makes A Nest Out Of Spit?

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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 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. Do birds use spit to … Read more

What Kind Of Bird Is A Swiftlet?

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swiftlet, (genus Collocalia), any of numerous species of cave-dwelling birds belonging to the swift family, Apodidae , found from southeastern Asia (India and Sri Lanka) and the Malay Peninsula through the Philippines, and eastward to the islands of the South Pacific. What is swiftlet bird nest? The edible-nest swiftlet (Aerodramus fuciphagus), also known as the … Read more