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Purple Needletail

Hirundapus celebensis

Least Concern

طول الجناح

42,7 cm

الوزن

186,5 g

الفصيلة

Apodidae

الرتبة

Caprimulgiformes

حول

A large needletail swift (19-20 cm) endemic to the Philippines and Sulawesi. Dark plumage with purplish gloss and a white throat patch. Spine-tipped tail. Aerial insectivore, foraging in rapid flight over montane forests. Less studied than its continental relatives.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
طول الجناح	42,7 cm	16.8 in
الوزن	186,5 g	6.58 oz

التعرف

الريش

Very large; dark black-brown upperparts with intense purple gloss on back and wing coverts; white throat patch; white undertail coverts; short spiny tail; Sulawesi endemic and the heaviest needletail; stunning purple iridescence on upperparts.

Habitat & Range

🌲 Forest

النطاق الجغرافي

Found on Sulawesi, the Philippines, and adjacent islands in Wallacea. Resident in lowland and hill forest, foraging over forest and open areas.

Diet & Feeding

Catches aerial plankton of small insects and spiders in fast sweeping flight; roosts in rock crevices.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

الصوت

الغناء

Thin, penetrating screech with piercing quality; rapid trilling notes cascading steeply, cutting through jungle noise effectively.

التصنيف

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
الرتبة	Caprimulgiformes (Nightjars & Swifts)
الفصيلة	Apodidae (Swifts)
Genus	Hirundapus
الأنواع	Hirundapus celebensis

Distribution

Purple Needletail has been recorded in 2 countries.

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موجود Not recorded