White-throated Needletail
Hirundapus caudacutus(Latham, J, 1801)
English (US) White-throated Needletail
The White-throated Needletail (Hirundapus caudacutus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Apodidae (Swifts) in the order Apodiformes.
- Scientific name
- Hirundapus caudacutus
- Family
- Apodidae (Swifts)
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- White-throated Needletail
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1801)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Hirundapus caudacutus caudacutus
- Hirundapus caudacutus nudipes
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Hirundo caudacuta
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1801)
- Type locality
- New Holland = New South Wales, apud Mathews.
- Original description
- Supplementum indicis ornithologici, sive systematis ornithologiæ p.lvii
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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