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Purple Needletail

Hirundapus celebensis

Least Concern

翼開長

42.7 cm

体重

186.5 g

科

Apodidae

目

Caprimulgiformes

について

スラウェシハリオアマツバメ（Hirundapus celebensis）はスラウェシ島とその周辺に生息する中型のアマツバメ（体長17〜19 cm）。暗い羽衣と白い喉・腰・腹が特徴。スラウェシの森林・山地・沿岸の上空で飛翔昆虫を捕食。

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
翼開長	42.7 cm	16.8 in
体重	186.5 g	6.58 oz

識別

羽毛

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

分布域

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.

保全状況

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

鳴き声

さえずり

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

分類学

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
目	Caprimulgiformes (Nightjars & Swifts)
科	Apodidae (Swifts)
Genus	Hirundapus
種	Hirundapus celebensis

Distribution

Purple Needletail has been recorded in 2 countries.

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生息あり Not recorded