Brown-backed Needletail
Hirundapus giganteus
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<birdfyi-bird slug="hirundapus-giganteus"></birdfyi-bird>The Brown-backed Needletail (Hirundapus giganteus) is a bird species in the family Apodidae (vencejos), within the order Caprimulgiformes (chotacabras y vencejos). Recorded measurements include a wingspan of 40.6 cm and a weight of 145 g. The IUCN Red List classifies it as Least Concern.
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El vencejo de aguja marrón es el vencejo más grande del mundo, con una envergadura de hasta 58 cm. Habita en el sur y sudeste de Asia, desde India hasta las islas del Pacífico. Tiene alas largas y estrechas, una garganta marrón oscura y una mancha en la rabadilla. Captura insectos y arañas al vuelo. Anida en grietas de acantilados. A menudo se observa en grandes altitudes, especialmente sobre las montañas.
Physical Description
| Measurement | Value | Imperial |
|---|---|---|
| Envergadura | 40,6 cm | 16.0 in |
| Peso | 145,0 g | 5.11 oz |
Identificación
Plumaje
Very large; dark brown upperparts with bronze gloss; no pale back saddle unlike congeners; white throat patch; white undertail coverts; short spiny tail; largest Hirundapus; brown rather than black overall tone with no contrasting white back patch.
Habitat & Range
Distribución geográfica
Found from India and Sri Lanka through Southeast Asia to Borneo and the Philippines. Resident in lowland and hill forest, soaring over ridges.
Diet & Feeding
Aerial insectivore feeding on tiny flies, beetles, and ballooning spiders in rapid powerful aerial pursuit.
Estado de conservación
Comportamiento y reproducción
Nidificación
Nest type: SC.
Tamaño de la puesta
3-5
Sonido
Canto
Rough, buzzy chatter with intermittent higher squeaks; coarse twittering delivered continuously throughout aerial foraging.
Taxonomía
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Orden | Caprimulgiformes (Chotacabras y Vencejos) |
| Familia | Apodidae (Vencejos) |
| Genus | Hirundapus |
| Especies | Hirundapus giganteus |
Distribution
Brown-backed Needletail has been recorded in 1 countries.
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Other species in the Apodidae family