Hirundapus [giganteus or celebensis] (Brown-backed or Purple Needletail)

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Brown-backed or Purple Needletail

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

Citation:
(Temminck, CJ 1825)

Reference:
Nouv. Recueil Pl. Color. Ois. livr.61 pl.364

Protonym:
Cypselus giganteus

Avibase ID:
B0421125C29EBE10

Avibase ID:
avibase-B0421125

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/B0421125

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 554987

Geographic range:

Hirundapus giganteus giganteus: Malay Peninsula, Greater Sundas and Palawan
Hirundapus giganteus indicus: SW India and Sri Lanka; Bangladesh to SE Asia, Andaman Is.
Hirundapus celebensis: N Sulawesi and Philippines (absent from Palawan)

English:
Brown-backed or Purple Needletail
French:
Martinet géant ou M. des Célèbes

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Brown-backed or Purple Needletail ( Hirundapus [giganteus or celebensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Brown-backed or Purple Needletail ( Hirundapus [giganteus or celebensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Brown-backed or Purple Needletail ( Hirundapus [giganteus or celebensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Brown-backed or Purple Needletail ( Hirundapus [giganteus or celebensis])
Clements 1st edition: Brown Needletail ( Hirundapus giganteus) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Hirundapus giganteus [version 3]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Hirund-apus giganteus [version 3]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Hirund-apus giganteus [version 3]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (sometimes a species)

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