Edible-nest Swiftlet

Aerodramus fuciphagus - Salangane à nid blanc

Systematics

Order
:
Apodiformes
Family
:
Apodidés
Genus
:
Aerodramus
Species
:
fuciphagus

Descriptor

Thunberg, 1812

Biometrics

Size
: 12 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 15 à 18 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Edible-nest Swiftlet (Aerodramus fuciphagus) is a species of bird in the Apodidae family.

Subspecific information 6 subspecies

Aerodramus fuciphagus fuciphagus (Java, Kangean I. and w lesser Sundas)
Aerodramus fuciphagus inexpectatus (Andaman and Nicobar Is.)
Aerodramus fuciphagus vestitus (Sumatra, Belitung I. and Borneo)
Aerodramus fuciphagus perplexus (Maratua Arch.. off ne Borneo.)
Aerodramus fuciphagus dammermani (Flores. c Lesser Sundas.)
Aerodramus fuciphagus micans (Sumba, Sawu and Timor. sc Lesser Sundas.)

Foreign names

Salangane à nid blanc,
Salangana nidoblanco,
salangana-de-ninho-branco,
Weißnestsalangane,
szalangána,
Eetbaar-nestsalangaan,
Salangana nidoedule,
svalbosalangan,
Reirsuppesalangan,
salangána sundská,
salangana ostrovní,
Grågumpet Salangan,
jaavansalangaani,
salangana de niu blanc,
salangana sundajska,
Салангана-водорослеед,
Walet sarang-putih,
ジャワアナツバメ,
爪哇金丝燕,
爪哇金絲燕,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) : ; Caves and Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic) : Caves ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Sea Cliffs and Rocky Offshore Islands ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Urban Areas, Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest