Roosting and nest-building behaviour of the white-nest swiftlet Aerodramus fuciphagus (thunberg) (aves: apodidae) In farmed colonies

• Main Authors: Mohamad Fizl, Sidq Ramji, Lim, Chan Koon, Mustafa, Abdul Rahman
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: National University of Singapore 2013
• Subjects: Q Science (General); SF Animal culture
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/1172/1/Mohamad%20Fizl.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/1172/; http://lkcnhm.nus.edu.sg/nus/pdf/PUBLICATION/Raffles%20Bulletin%20of%20Zoology/Supplements/Supplement%2029/s29rbz225-235.pdf

The edible-nest swiftlets of the genus Aerodramus are amongst the most unusual of birds, being able to navigate in total darkness aided by echolocation and using their own saliva to construct the nest. They are a valuable economic resource, the edible nests being much sought after. Knowledge of nest...