Hirundapus
| Hirundapus | |
|---|---|
| |
| White-throated needletail (Hirundapus caudacutus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Apodidae |
| Tribe: | Chaeturini |
| Genus: | Hodgson, 1837 |
| Type species | |
| Cypselus nudipes[1] Hodgson, 1837
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Hirundapus is a genus of swifts in the family Apodidae. The name Hirundapus is constructed from the names of the swallow genus Hirundo and the swift genus Apus.[2]
It contains the following species:
- White-throated needletail (Hirundapus caudacutus)
- Purple needletail (Hirundapus celebensis)
- Silver-backed needletail (Hirundapus cochinchinensis)
- Brown-backed needletail (Hirundapus giganteus)
References
- ^ "Apodidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm Publishers. p. 193. ISBN 978-1408125014.
