Species profile
White-throated Neddletail
Hirundapus caudacutus
Quick answer
Status No previous records of this Palearctic migrant on any of the Teluk Cenderawasih Islands or in most of Indonesian New Guinea except the Aru Islands (Diamond & Bishop 1994) and south-east lowlands (Beehler & Pratt 2016). However, on nearby Numfor on 25 September 2018, J. Mazenauer (in litt. 2021) noted a flock of ten Fork-tailed Swifts Apus pacificus together with a single White-throated Needletail, which permitted close views, enabling him to see all of the key features. See also below.
- Scientific name
- Hirundapus caudacutus
- Family
- Apodidae
- Order
- Apodiformes
- Genus
- Hirundapus
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated
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