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Purple Needletail

Hirundapus celebensis

Least Concern

Envergadura

42,7 cm

Peso

186,5 g

Familia

Apodidae

Orden

Caprimulgiformes

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El vencejo de aguja de Célebes es un vencejo grande endémico de la isla de Sulawesi, Indonesia. Tiene alas largas y estrechas con plumaje principalmente oscuro. Captura insectos al vuelo. Como otros vencejos, pasa la mayor parte de su vida en vuelo. Anida en acantilados o huecos. La pérdida de hábitat en Sulawesi es una amenaza potencial para esta especie de distribución restringida.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
Envergadura	42,7 cm	16.8 in
Peso	186,5 g	6.58 oz

Identificación

Plumaje

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

🌲 Bosque

Distribución geográfica

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.

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

Sonido

Canto

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

Taxonomía

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Orden	Caprimulgiformes (Chotacabras y Vencejos)
Familia	Apodidae (Vencejos)
Genus	Hirundapus
Especies	Hirundapus celebensis

Distribution

Purple Needletail has been recorded in 2 countries.

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Presente Not recorded