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  • Synonyms White-vented Spinetailed Swift, Grey-throated Needletail, Gray-throated Needletail, Grey-throated Spinetail Swift, Needletailed swift, Cochinchina Spine-tailed Swift, Gray-throated Spinetail Swift, White-vented Spine-tailed Swift, Cochinchina Spinetail Swift, White-vented Needletail, Silver backed Needletail
  • Old latin name for bird Chaetura cochinchinensis

Silver-backed Needletailbird sounds *

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    Flight call, including wingbeats, © Jelle Scharringa
    Taiwan
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Silver-backed Needletail

  • Breeding region Oriental Region
  • Breeding subregion Himalayas from c Nepal to n Myanmar, Hainan and Taiwan
  • Non breeding region se Asia, Malay Pen., Sumatra and Java

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Bengaliচাুঁচদচ঩ঠ ঳ুিআফাতাচ঳ , চাঁদপিঠ সুইবাতাসি
Catalanfalciot cuaespinós de la Cotxinxina
Chinese灰喉針尾雨燕, 灰喉针尾雨燕, 白背针尾雨燕
Chinese (Traditional)白背針尾雨燕, 灰喉針尾雨燕, 灰喉針尾雨燕〔銀背針尾雨燕〕
Croatianbjeloleđa čiopa
CzechRorýs beloritný, rorýs stříbrohřbetý, rorýs bělořitý
DanishSølvrygget Tornhalesejler
DutchWitbuikstekelstaartgierzwaluw
EsperantoArĝentdorsa hirundapuso
Estonianhallkurk-kammsaba
Finnishluotikiitäjä
FrenchMartinet de Cochinchine
GermanGraukehlsegler
Hungarianszürketorkú sarlósfecske
IndonesianKapinis-jarum pantat-putih, Burung Kapinis-jarum Pantat-putih, Kapinisjarum Pantat-putih, Kapinis jarum putih
ItalianRondone codaspinosa dal sottocoda bianco, Rondone codaspinosa dorsoargento
Japaneseコシジロハリオアマツバメ, クロビタイハリオアマツバメ
Lithuaniangelsvagurklis hirundapas
MalayBurung Layang-layang Rengkong Putih, Burung Layang-layang Ekor Runcing Indocina, Layang-Layang Rengkong Putih
Nepaliचा“दीढाडे गाÄथली
Norwegiansølvryggseiler
Norwegian NynorskSølvryggseglar
Polishigłosternik indochiński, iglosternik indochinski
Portugueseandorinhão-da-cochinchina, andorinhão-de-dorso-prateado
RussianСеребристый колючехвост, Стриж серебристый иглохвостый, Серебристый стриж
SerbianIglorepa čiopa srebrnih leđa
Slovaksrp sedlatý
SpanishVencejo de la Cochinchina, Rabitojo de Espalda Plateada
SwedishSilverryggad taggstjärtseglare, silverryggig taggstjärtseglare
Thaiนกแอ่นใหญ่หัวตาดำ
TurkishGümüş sırtlı iğnekuyruk, Gümüş Sırtlı İğnekuyruk
Ukrainianколючохвіст бурогорлий
VietnameseYến đuôi cứng bụng trắng, Chim Yến lưng bạc, Chim Yến đuôi cứng bụng trắng, Yến đuôi nhọn lưng bạc, Chim Yến đuôi nhọn lưng bạc