White-throated Needletail bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsWhite-throated Spinetail Swift, Needle-tailed Swift, Spine-tailed Swift, White-throated Spinetailed Swift, Northern Needletail, Northern Spine-tailed Swift, White-throated Needletail Swift, white-throated needle-tailed, White-throated spine-tailed swift, Spinetail swift, White-throated Needle-tailed Swift
Old latin name for birdHirundo caudacuta, Chaetura caudacuta, Hirundapus caudacuta
OrderSwifts and hummingbirds / Apodiformes
FamilySwifts / Apodidae
GenusHirundapus
Breeding regionEurasia
Breeding subregionHimalayas from Pakistan to s China and c Siberia to ne Russia and Japan
Non breeding regionAU

White-throated Needletail bird sounds *

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    Flight call, © Klaas Felix Jachmann
    Russian Federation
  • 2.
    Flight call, © Tom Tarrant
    Australia
  • 3.
    Flight call, © Murtaza Khalil Hassan
    Pakistan
  • 4.
    Song, © Louis A. Hansen
    Russian Federation
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see White-throated Needletail

White-throated Needletail subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Hirundapus caudacutus caudacutusc Siberia to Kuril Is. (e Russia) and Japanto sc, e New Guinea, e Australia and TasmaniaNo
Hirundapus caudacutus nudipesHimalayas and ne India to sw, s China-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
Azerbaijanibizquyruq uzunqanad
BasqueFalciot espinós
BelarusianКалючахвосты свіргуль
Bengaliধরাগরা ঳ুিআফাতাচ঳
BretonGlaouer bailh
BulgarianИглоопашат бързолет, Белогуш бързолет
CatalanFalciot espinòs, falciot cuaespinós golablanc, Falciot espinós
Chinese针尾雨燕, 白喉針尾雨燕, 針尾雨燕, 白喉针尾雨燕, 山燕子, 针尾, 白喉针尾, [shan yanzi], [bai-hou zhen-wei yu-yan], *白喉针尾雨燕, 针尾沙燕, [zhen-wei yu-yan]
Chinese (Traditional)白喉針尾雨燕, 針尾沙燕, 山燕子, 針尾雨燕
Chuvashйĕп хӳреллĕ вĕршĕн
Croatianiglorepa čiopa, Azijska čiopa
Czechrorýs východní
DanishTornhalesejler
DutchStekelstaartgierzwaluw, Stekelstaart griezwaluw
EsperantoPintvosta apuso
Estoniankammsaba (kammsaba-piiritaja), kammsaba
FaroeseLoftsveimari
FinnishPiikikirskuja, piikkipyrstökiitäjä
FrenchStekelstaartgierzwaluw, Martinet épineux, Martinet à queue épineuse, Martinet à queue aiguë, Martinet épineux à queue blanche
FrisianStikelsturtgûlswel
GalicianAndoriñón mongol, Falciot espinós, Andoriñon mongol
GermanStachelschwanz-Segler, Stachelschwanzsegler
GreekΧελιδovoσταχτάρα, Λευκόλαιμη Βελονοσταχτάρα
Hebrewסיס חד-זנב, סיס חד־זנב
Hungariansertefarkú sarlósfecske
IcelandicSkeifusvölungur
IndonesianKapinis-jarum asia, Kapinisjarum Asia, Burung Kapinis-jarum Asia
IrishGabhlán gaoithe spíonearrach, Gabhlán Earrspíonach
ItalianRondone codaspinosa golabianca, Rondone codacuta, Rondone codaspinosa
Japaneseハリオアマツバメ
KazakhҚылқұйрық сұрқарлығаш
Korean바늘꼬리칼새
Latvianbaltrīkles adataste
Lithuanianbaltagurklis hirundapas, Baltagurklis čiurlys
MacedonianИглоопашеста пиштарка
MalayBurung Layang-layang Leher Putih, Burung Layang-layang Ekor Runcing Utara
MalteseRundun tal-Labar
ManxGollan famman-birragh
MongolianОйн морин ураацай, Ойн моринураацай, Ойн ураацай, моринураацай
Nepaliसेतोकण्ठे गाÄथली
Northern SamiBiikabaðošcihran, Biikabađošcihran
Norwegianpigghaleseiler, Pigghaleseiler
Norwegian NynorskPigghaleseglar
Polishiglosternik bialogardly, Jerzyk igłosterny, jerzyk iglosterny, igłosternik białogardły
Portugueseandorinhão-de-ferradura, Andorinhão-mongol, andorinhão-mongol
RomanianDrepnea spinoasă
RussianСтриж иглохвостый, Колючехвост, Иглохвостый стриж, Колючехвостый стриж, белогорлый колючехвостый стриж, Стриж колючехвостый
SerbianAzijska čiopa
Slovaksrp ostňochvostý, dážďovník pichľavochvostý
Slovenianmali podkvasti hudournik
SpanishVencejo mongol, Rabitojo Mongol, Venjejo mongol
SwedishNordlig taggstjärtseglare, taggstjärtseglare
TamilMulwall Uzhavaran
Tatarэнә койрыклы керәшә
Thaiนกแอ่นใหญ่คอขาว
TurkishҚылқұйрық сұрқарлығаш, Ak Boğazlı İğnekuyruk, Iğne-kuyruklu Ebabil, iğne kuyruklu ebabil, İğne Kuyruklu Ebabil, Ak boğazlı iğnekuyruk
Ukrainianколючохвіст білогорлий
Uzbekигнадум узунқанот
VietnameseChim Yến họng trắng, Yến đuôi cứng họng trắng, Yến đuôi cứng hông trắng, Chim Yến đuôi nhọn họng trắng, Yến đuôi nhọn họng trắng, Chim Yến đuôi cứng hông trắng
WelshLlostfain gyddfwyn, Gwennol gynffonfain