About the Silver-rumped Spinetail
The silver-rumped spinetail or silver-rumped needletail is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Research on the silver- Rumped spine tail has utilized facultative heterothermy, or even torpor, as a physiological mechanism to reduce its metabolic rate and conserve energy in its tropical environment.
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Where the Silver-rumped Spinetail lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in Singapore, Myanmar (Burma).
When to see the Silver-rumped Spinetail
Peak activity in July · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
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