swiftlet
noun
swift·let
ˈswif(t)-lət 
: any of various cave-dwelling swifts (genus Collocalia synonym Aerodramus) of Asia including one (C. fuciphaga) that produces the nest used in bird's nest soup
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Specifically, the swiftlet, which builds its nests inside.
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Muktita Suhartono Nyimas Laula, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
In the 1990s rising incomes in China prompted a boom in demand for swiftlet saliva.
—1843, 22 Nov. 2019
Tan’s nest once belonged to a swiftlet, a small bird native to caves in Southeast Asia.
—1843, 22 Nov. 2019
Other prehistoric animals that dropped off the face of the Earth around that time were species of crocodiles, turtles, and several birds, like ancient flamingo-like palaelodids, swiftlets, pigeons, parrots, and shorebirds.
—Gavin Mouldey, National Geographic, 11 Jan. 2018
Efforts to provide protection for swiftlets against international trade have failed, and an investigation in 2000 by the San Francisco Chronicle reported that in some areas, there are only one-third as many nests as in 1990.
—National Geographic, 1 Feb. 2016
Muktita Suhartono Nyimas Laula, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
In the 1990s rising incomes in China prompted a boom in demand for swiftlet saliva.
—1843, 22 Nov. 2019
Tan’s nest once belonged to a swiftlet, a small bird native to caves in Southeast Asia.
—1843, 22 Nov. 2019
Other prehistoric animals that dropped off the face of the Earth around that time were species of crocodiles, turtles, and several birds, like ancient flamingo-like palaelodids, swiftlets, pigeons, parrots, and shorebirds.
—Gavin Mouldey, National Geographic, 11 Jan. 2018
Efforts to provide protection for swiftlets against international trade have failed, and an investigation in 2000 by the San Francisco Chronicle reported that in some areas, there are only one-third as many nests as in 1990.
—National Geographic, 1 Feb. 2016
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