White-throated Needletail

Hirundapus caudacutus (Latham, 1802) NI NETSW 7920
Family: Apodiformes > Apodidae

White-throated Needletail, Chris Bromley

This large, fast-flying, swift breeds in eastern Asia and migrates in a figure of eight pattern to eastern Australia; it is an extremely rare visitor to Britain & Ireland, with records typically falling in the period May to July.

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  • Breeding
  • Winter
27 records observations recorded by BTO surveyors
27 records

BTO RECORDS

27 records observations recorded by BTO surveyors
27 records

BTO RECORDS

Identification

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Status and Trends

Population size and trends and patterns of distribution based on BTO surveys and atlases with data collected by BTO volunteers.

CONSERVATION STATUS

This species can be found on the following statutory and conservation listings and schedules.

POPULATION SIZE

We have no population estimates for this scarce species.

Movement

Information about movement and migration based on online bird portals (e.g. BirdTrack), Ringing schemes and tracking studies.

RINGING RECOVERIES

View a summary of recoveries in the Online Ringing Report.

Biology

Lifecycle and body size information about White-throated Needletail, including statistics on nesting, eggs and lifespan based on BTO ringing and nest recording data.

PRODUCTIVITY & NESTING

Sample sizes are too small to report Productivity and Nesting statistics for this species.

BIOMETRICS

Sample sizes are too small to report Biometrics for this species.

Feather measurements and photos on featherbase

CODES & CLASSIFICATION

For information in another language (where available) click on a linked name

Catalan: falciot cuaespinós golablanc
Czech: rorýs východní
Danish: Tornhalesejler
Dutch: Stekelstaartgierzwaluw
Estonian: kammsaba
Finnish: piikkipyrstökiitäjä
French: Martinet épineux
German: Stachelschwanzsegler
Hungarian: sertefarkú sarlósfecske
Icelandic: Skeifusvölungur
Irish: Gabhlán Earrspíonach
Italian: Rondone codacuta
Latvian: baltrikles adataste
Lithuanian: baltagurklis hirundapas
Norwegian: Pigghaleseiler
Polish: iglosternik bialogardly
Portuguese: andorinhão-de-ferradura
Slovak: srp ostnochvostý
Slovenian: mali podkvasti hudournik
Spanish: Vencejo mongol
Swedish: taggstjärtseglare

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