Silver-backed Needletail

Hirundapus cochinchinensis

The silver-backed needletail is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is found in Southeast Asia, Sumatra, Java and Taiwan. It is a vagrant to Christmas Island. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Scientific name

Hirundapus cochinchinensis

Family

Swifts

IUCN status

LC