White-throated Needletail
Hirundapus caudacutus
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El vencejo de aguja mayor es un vencejo grande de Asia oriental y el sur de Asia. Tiene alas largas y estrechas, una garganta blanca y una colorida mancha en la rabadilla. Uno de los pájaros más rápidos del mundo en vuelo. Pasa la mayor parte de su vida en vuelo, alimentándose de insectos. Migra entre los sitios de cría del este asiático y los de invernada en Australia.
Physical Description
| Measurement | Value | Imperial |
|---|---|---|
| Envergadura | 41,2 cm | 16.2 in |
| Peso | 101,475 g | 3.58 oz |
Identificación
Plumaje
Large; dark blackish-brown upperparts with metallic green gloss; white throat and undertail coverts; pale white back saddle between wings; short spiny tail; one of the world's fastest birds; white throat and foreback patches diagnostic.
Habitat & Range
Distribución geográfica
Breeds in Siberia, China, Japan, and the Himalayas. Long-distance migrant wintering in Australasia and Southeast Asia. Breeds in forests and cliffs.
Diet & Feeding
High-speed aerial insectivore catching small flying insects and aerial spiders during fast sustained flight.
Estado de conservación
Comportamiento y reproducción
Nidificación
Nest type: SC. Incubation: 40 days. Fledging: 40-42 days.
Tamaño de la puesta
2-7
Sonido
Canto
Powerful, loud churring rattle descending in pitch; deep resonant trill audible from great distance, forceful and sustained.
Taxonomía
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Orden | Caprimulgiformes (Chotacabras y Vencejos) |
| Familia | Apodidae (Vencejos) |
| Genus | Hirundapus |
| Especies | Hirundapus caudacutus |
Distribution
White-throated Needletail has been recorded in 3 countries.
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Similar Birds
Other species in the Apodidae family