Hirundapus
| Hirundapus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Apodidae |
| Genus: | Hirundapus Hodgson, 1837 |
Hirundapus is a genus of swifts in the Apodidae family. 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)
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