White-Throated Needletail
Hirundapus caudacutus
Also known as: Needle-Tailed Swift, Asian Spine-Tailed Swift, Spine-Tailed Swift, White-Throated Neddletail
Habitat
Aerial
Diet
Invertebrate
Active Time
Diurnal
Size
96 g
LCAvesApodiformesApodidae
Seasonal Activity
59,456 sightings · 2000–2026
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Apodiformes
- Family
- Apodidae
Traits
- Diet
- Invertebrate
- Foraging
- Aerial
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Body mass
- 96 g
Photo
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Occurrence data from GBIF.