The past two decades have seen a rapid growth in the trade in the edible-nests of swiftlets (mainly Aerodramus spp., Apodidae: Collocaliini) attributable largely to rising demand from increasingly prosperous consumers in mainland China. At least four species of swiftlets that build edible-nests have entered into this trade, occuring in mainland and insular Southeast Asia. Throughout the region,...

The past two decades have seen a rapid growth in the trade in the edible-nests of swiftlets (mainly Aerodramus spp., Apodidae: Collocaliini) attributable largely to rising demand from increasingly prosperous consumers in mainland China. At least four species of swiftlets that build edible-nests have entered into this trade, occuring in mainland and insular Southeast Asia. Throughout the region,...