Silver-backed needletail
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 lowland forests.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Apodidae |
| Genus: | Hirundapus |
| Species: | H. cochinchinensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Hirundapus cochinchinensis (Oustalet, 1878) | |
References
- BirdLife International (2016). "Hirundapus cochinchinensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22686684A93121901. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22686684A93121901.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
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