Aerodramus fuciphagus
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Aerodramus fuciphagus is a small Southeast Asian swift best known for building the edible nests used to make bird’s nest soup.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aerodramus fuciphagus canonical | 2 |
| Aerodramus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7576296 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Aerodramus fuciphagus Context triple: [Apodidae, contains, Aerodramus fuciphagus]
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A.
Periparus
Periparus is a genus of small passerine birds in the tit family, comprising several species of tits found across Eurasia and parts of North Africa.
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B.
Coracopsis
Coracopsis is a genus of African and Malagasy parrots that includes several medium-sized, predominantly dark-plumaged species such as the Seychelles black parrot.
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C.
Colinus nigrogularis
Colinus nigrogularis, commonly known as the black-throated bobwhite, is a small ground-dwelling New World quail species native to parts of Central America.
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D.
Ninox
Ninox is a genus of hawk-owls and boobooks found primarily in Australasia and parts of Asia.
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E.
Parabuteo
Parabuteo is a small genus of medium-to-large, social New World hawks in the family Accipitridae, best known for including the cooperative-hunting Harris's hawk.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Aerodramus fuciphagus Target entity description: Aerodramus fuciphagus is a small Southeast Asian swift best known for building the edible nests used to make bird’s nest soup.
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A.
Periparus
Periparus is a genus of small passerine birds in the tit family, comprising several species of tits found across Eurasia and parts of North Africa.
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B.
Coracopsis
Coracopsis is a genus of African and Malagasy parrots that includes several medium-sized, predominantly dark-plumaged species such as the Seychelles black parrot.
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C.
Colinus nigrogularis
Colinus nigrogularis, commonly known as the black-throated bobwhite, is a small ground-dwelling New World quail species native to parts of Central America.
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D.
Ninox
Ninox is a genus of hawk-owls and boobooks found primarily in Australasia and parts of Asia.
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E.
Parabuteo
Parabuteo is a small genus of medium-to-large, social New World hawks in the family Accipitridae, best known for including the cooperative-hunting Harris's hawk.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aerodramus swiftlet
ⓘ
bird species ⓘ swift ⓘ |
| activityPattern | diurnal ⓘ |
| binomialName | Aerodramus fuciphagus ⓘ |
| bodySize | small ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| commonName |
edible-nest swiftlet
ⓘ
linked to:
black-nest swiftlet
white-nest swiftlet ⓘ
linked to:
black-nest swiftlet
|
| conservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List
ⓘ
linked to:
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
|
| describedBy | Coenraad Jacob Temminck ⓘ |
| describedInYear | 1825 ⓘ |
| diet | insects ⓘ |
| echolocation | uses simple echolocation in caves ⓘ |
| economicUse | source of edible bird’s nests ⓘ |
| family | Apodidae ⓘ |
| featherColor | generally brownish to gray above ⓘ |
| flightAbility | strong flier ⓘ |
| foragingStrategy | aerial insectivore ⓘ |
| genus |
Aerodramus
ⓘ
linked to:
Aerodramus fuciphagus
|
| habitat |
coastal areas
ⓘ
limestone caves ⓘ rocky islands ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| nativeToRegion |
Brunei
ⓘ
linked to:
Brunei Darussalam
Indonesia ⓘ Malaysia ⓘ Myanmar ⓘ Philippines ⓘ Singapore ⓘ Southeast Asia ⓘ Thailand ⓘ Vietnam ⓘ
linked to:
Viet Nam
|
| nestingMaterial | saliva ⓘ |
| nestingSite | caves ⓘ |
| nestType | edible nest ⓘ |
| order | Apodiformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| rangeExpansion | artificial nesting houses in Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| reproduction | lays eggs in saliva nests on cave walls ⓘ |
| socialBehavior | colonial nester ⓘ |
| subjectOf | edible bird’s nest trade ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
habitat disturbance
ⓘ
overharvesting of nests ⓘ |
| underpartsColor | paler underparts ⓘ |
| usedFor | bird’s nest soup ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Aerodramus fuciphagus Description of subject: Aerodramus fuciphagus is a small Southeast Asian swift best known for building the edible nests used to make bird’s nest soup.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Aerodramus fuciphagus