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LCLeast ConcernInvertebrates
ForestCavity nestMedium · 127 g
ForestCavity nestMedium · 127 g
When to see the Brown-backed Needletail
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is March, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Brown-backed Needletail
Regular range
The map shades 14 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Brown-backed Needletail
The brown-backed needletail, or brown needletail, is a large swift.
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Easily confused with
Silver-backed NeedletailHirundapus cochinchinensisThe silver-backed needletail is a species of swift in the family Apodidae.
Purple NeedletailHirundapus celebensisThis bird is a huge swift, measuring on average about 25 cm (9.8 in) long and weighing from 170 to 203 g (6.0 to 7.2 oz), with an average of 180 g (6.3 oz) in one study of 22 unsexed adult birds.
White-throated NeedletailHirundapus caudacutusThe white-throated needletail, also known as the needle-tailed swift or spine-tailed swift, is a large swift in the genus Hirundapus.
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