| Hirundapus | |
|---|---|
|  | |
| White-throated needletail (Hirundapus caudacutus) | |
| Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Chordata | 
| Class: | Aves | 
| Clade: | Strisores | 
| Order: | Apodiformes | 
| Family: | Apodidae | 
| Tribe: | Chaeturini | 
| Genus: | Hirundapus Hodgson, 1837 | 
| Type species | |
| Cypselus nudipes[1] Hodgson, 1837 | |
Hirundapus is a genus of swifts in the family Apodidae. The name Hirundapus is constructed from the names of the swallow genus Hirundo and the swift genus Apus.[2]
It contains the following species:
- White-throated needletail (Hirundapus caudacutus)
- Purple needletail (Hirundapus celebensis)
- Silver-backed needletail (Hirundapus cochinchinensis)
- Brown-backed needletail (Hirundapus giganteus)
References
- ↑ "Apodidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
- ↑ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm Publishers. p. 193. ISBN 978-1408125014.
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