Genus
Hirundapus
4 species
The list of species of Hirundapus genus
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The list of species of Hirundapus genus
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The White-throated needletail (Hirundapus caudacutus) is a large swift. Needle-tailed swifts get their name from the spined end of their tail, which is not forked as it is in the typical swifts of the genus Apus. The White-throated needletail was...
The brown-backed needletail (Hirundapus giganteus ), or brown needletail, is a large swift.These birds have very short legs which they use only mainly for clinging to vertical surfaces. They never settle voluntarily on the ground and spend most of...
The purple needletail (Hirundapus celebensis ), or hagibas in Tagalog, is the largest swift found in the Old World. It is native to the Philippine archipelago and the Minahasa Peninsula (Sulawesi).This bird lives in various forests and open country....
The silver-backed needletail (Hirundapus cochinchinensis ) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae.It is found in Southeast Asia, Sumatra, Java and Taiwan. It is a vagrant to Christmas Island.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist...