Species profile
Purple Needletail
Hirundapus celebensis
Quick answer
N Sulawesi and Philippines (absent from Palawan)
- Scientific name
- Hirundapus celebensis
- Family
- Apodidae
- Order
- Apodiformes
- Genus
- Hirundapus
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Purple Needletail in your journal
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