White-throated Needletail

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White-throated Needletail	Home Bird Orders
	Needle-tailed Swift or Spine-tailed Swift	Alternate name
	Hirundapus caudacutus	Scientific name
	Apodiformes	Order
	Apodidae	Family
	20cm	Length
	Subtropical/tropical moist forest, shrubland, grassland, up to 4,000m. [Breeds in:- Bhutan, China, India, Japan, Mongolia, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan & Russia.] [Non-breeding:- Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, New Zealand, South Korea, Thailand, Timor & Vietnam.] Vagrant almost anywhere except Africa. USA, Europe to the UK, Australia to pacific Islands.	Habitat-Altitude-Range
	3 - 6 white eggs. Incubation between 17 & 23 days by both parents.	Clutch
	Flying Arthropods.	Food
	Capable of 170 km/h (105mph), Fastest swift. Gregarious.	Habits
	1749	World Number
	Least Concern	Status

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