Brown-backed Needletail bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsLarge Brown-throated Spinetail Swi, Giant Spinetail Swift, Brown Spine-tailed Swift, Giant Needletail, Brown Spinetailed Swift, Malaysian Spine-tailed Swift, Large Brown-throated Spinetail Swift, Brown backed Needletail, Brown Needletail
Old latin name for birdHirund-apus giganteus, Hirundapus gigantea, Chaetura gigantea, Cypselus giganteus
OrderSwifts and hummingbirds / Apodiformes
FamilySwifts / Apodidae
GenusHirundapus
Breeding regionOriental Region
Breeding subregionwidespread

Related species

Where to see Brown-backed Needletail

Brown-backed Needletail subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Hirundapus giganteus giganteusMalay Pen., Greater Sundas and Palawan (w Philippines)-No
Hirundapus giganteus indicussw India and Sri Lanka; e India and Bangladesh to se Asia; Andaman Is.-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
Bengaliিয়যাচ঩ঠ ঳ুিআফাতাচ঳, খয়রাপিঠ সুইবাতাসি
Catalanfalciot cuaespinós gegant
Chinese褐喉针尾雨燕, 褐背针尾雨燕
Chinese (Traditional)褐背針尾雨燕, 褐喉針尾雨燕
Croatianzelenokrila čiopa
Czechrorýs hnědohřbetý, Rorýs hnedý
DanishKæmpetornhalesejler
DutchReuzenstekelstaartgierzwaluw
EsperantoBrundorsa hirundapuso
Estoniansuur-kammsaba
Finnishjymykiitäjä
FrenchMartinet géant
GermanEilsegler
Hungarianmaláj sarlósfecske
IcelandicBroddsvölungur
IndonesianBurung Kapinis-jarum Gedang, Kapinis-jarum gedang, Kapinisjarum Gedang, Kapinis jarum cocklat
ItalianRondone codaspinosa dorsobruno, Rondone codaspinosa bruno
Japaneseオオハリオアマツバメ
Lithuaniandidysis hirundapas
MalayBurung Layang-layang Ekor Runcing Biasa, Burung Layang-layang Besar, Layang-Layang Besar
Malayalamവലിയ മുൾവാലൻ ശരപ്പക്ഷി, വലിയ  മുള്‍വാലന്‍ ശരപ്പക്ഷി
NorwegianBrunryggseiler, brunryggseiler
Norwegian NynorskBrunryggseglar
PolishJerzyk wielki, iglosternik wielki, igłosternik wielki
Portugueseandorinhão-gigante, andorinhão-de-dorso-castanho
RussianСтриж бурый иглохвостый, Большой колючехвост
SerbianIglorepa čiopa smeđih leđa
Slovaksrp veľký
SpanishRabitojo de Espalda Castaña, Vencejo gigante
SwedishBrun taggstjärtseglare, brunryggig taggstjärtseglare
Thaiนกแอ่นใหญ่หัวตาขาว
TurkishBüyük iğnekuyruk, Büyük İğnekuyruk
Ukrainianколючохвіст великий
VietnameseYến đuôi cứng lớn, Chim Yến lưng nâu, Chim Yến đuôi cứng lớn