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The Aerodramus Germania species, found only in Vietnam produces superior quality nests. However, it produces a mere 1% of the world's swiftlet nest. It is also the most expensive of the bird’s nest.
The Aerodramus Fuciphagus species commonly found in countries like Indonesia, and Thailand is ranked second for nest quality. The nest it produces is good because of the fewer impurities found in the nests.The Aerodramus Maximus produces the poorest quality as its nest contains more feathers and other impurities. Thus, the price is much lower compared to the aforementioned nests. Suppliers usually remove the saliva strands from the dirt and grass made by Maximus and put the collected saliva strand in a leaf-shape mold to make bird’s nest pieces. The nutritional value of this molded bird’s nest is much less due to the long handling and processing time.