Needle-tailed Swift Hirundapus caudacutus [Latham, 1802] |
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Page updated:16-January-2013 |
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Order:
Apodiformes
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Family: Apodidae |
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BTO Codes:
NI, NETSW
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EURING No: 7920 | |
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Number in Britain:
Fewer than 20 records
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(A) Accidental
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Subspecies:
caudacutus recorded in Britain (of 2 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
20 cm
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Wingspan: 52 cm |
Weight:
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Scientific name from:
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from the genera Hirundo and Apus and L.: cauda=tail + acutus=sharp-pointed |
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World Distribution:
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BREEDS: e&s Asia, WINTERS: se Asia, Australia |
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Habitat:
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Forest & open country |
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Diet:
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Flying insects caught in flight |
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Records and Distribution |
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First Record:
Essex, 1846
(Palmer. P 2000. First for Britain & Ireland, Arlequin Press. [502.74 PAL])
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Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
5
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Most Likely to Occur in:
Too few records
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Most Recent County Records:
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Scotland:
Orkney
(1988),
Shetland
(1991),
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North-east England:
North Yorkshire
(1985),
West Yorkshire
(1985),
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North-west England:
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English Midlands:
Derbyshire
(1991),
Staffordshire
(1991),
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Eastern England:
Essex
(1846),
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South-east England:
Hampshire
(1879),
Kent
(1991),
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South-west England:
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Wales:
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Information provided by BirdGuides and BBRC |
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Other Names |
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| White-throated Needletail, Spine-tailed Swift | |
| Gaelic: | Welsh: |
| Danish: Tornhalesejler | Dutch: Stekelsstaartgierzwaluw |
| Finnish: Piikkikirskuja | French: Martinet épineux |
| German: Stachelschwanzegler | Hungarian: Sertefarkú sarlósfecske |
| Icelandic: Skeifusvölungur | Irish: Gabhlán Earrspíonach |
| Italian: Rondone spinoso | Norwegian: Pigghaleseiler |
| Polish: Iglosternik bialogardly | Portuguese: Andorinhăo-mongol |
| Spanish: Rabitojo mogol | Swedish: Taggstjärtseglare |
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