Hirundapus

Hirundapus

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Apodiformes
Family:	Apodidae
Genus:	Hirundapus 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.^[1]

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

↑ Jobling, James A (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 193. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.

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