Hirundapus caudacutus [caudacutus or cochinchinensis, excl. ernsti] (White-throated or Silver-backed Needletail [excl. ernsti])

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White-throated or Silver-backed Needletail [excl. ernsti]

Hirundapus caudacutus [caudacutus or cochinchinensis, excl. ernsti] (= Hirundapus caudacutus) (Latham, J 1802)

The white-throated needletail, also known as needle-tailed swift or spine-tailed swift, is a large swift in the genus Hirundapus. It is reputed to reach speeds of up to 170 km/h in horizontal flight, but this is unverified because the methods used to measure its speed have not been published. Source: Wikipedia

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Classification

Order:
  Apodiformes
Family:
  Apodidae
Genus:
   Hirundapus
Scientific:
  Hirundapus caudacutus

Original description

Citation:
(Latham, J 1802)

Reference:
Suppl. Indicis Orn.

Imprint year:
1801

Protonym:
Hirundo caudacuta

Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33261431

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
97FD7AD48B67C504

Avibase ID:
avibase-97FD7AD4

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/97FD7AD4

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 178021

Geographic range:

Hirundapus caudacutus caudacutus: Siberia to Japan and Kuril Islands.; winters to Australia
Hirundapus caudacutus nudipes: Himalayas to sw China; winters to India and Myanmar
Hirundapus cochinchinensis formosanus: Taiwan
Hirundapus cochinchinensis rupchandi: Central Nepal; winters to Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Java

Source: Clements checklist

English:
White-throated or Silver-backed Needletail [excl. ernsti]
French:
Martinet épineux ou M. de Cochinchine [excl. ernsti]

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): White-throated or Silver-backed Needletail [excl. ernsti] ( Hirundapus caudacutus [caudacutus or cochinchinensis, excl. ernsti])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): White-throated or Silver-backed Needletail [excl. ernsti] ( Hirundapus caudacutus [caudacutus or cochinchinensis, excl. ernsti])
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Hirund-apus caudacutus [version 3]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Hirund-apus caudacutus [version 3]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species (alt)

This taxon is a subspecies of Hirundapus [caudacutus, cochinchinensis, giganteus or celebensis]

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