White-throated Needletail bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsWhite-throated Needletail Swift, White-throated Spinetailed Swift, Spine-tailed Swift, White-throated Spinetail Swift, Northern Needletail, White-throated Needle-tailed Swift, Needle-tailed Swift, Spinetail swift, White-throated spine-tailed swift, Northern Spine-tailed Swift, white-throated needle-tailed
Old latin name for birdChaetura caudacuta, Hirundo 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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  • 1.
    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
BulgarianБелогуш бързолет, Иглоопашат бързолет
CatalanFalciot espinòs, Falciot espinós, falciot cuaespinós golablanc
Chinese[shan yanzi], 白喉针尾雨燕, 針尾雨燕, 山燕子, 白喉針尾雨燕, *白喉针尾雨燕, 针尾沙燕, [zhen-wei yu-yan], 针尾, 白喉针尾, [bai-hou zhen-wei yu-yan], 针尾雨燕
Chinese (Traditional)白喉針尾雨燕, 針尾雨燕, 山燕子, 針尾沙燕
Chuvashйĕп хӳреллĕ вĕршĕн
Croatianiglorepa čiopa, Azijska čiopa
Czechrorýs východní
DanishTornhalesejler
DutchStekelstaartgierzwaluw, Stekelstaart griezwaluw
EsperantoPintvosta apuso
Estoniankammsaba (kammsaba-piiritaja), kammsaba
FaroeseLoftsveimari
FinnishPiikikirskuja, piikkipyrstökiitäjä
FrenchMartinet à queue épineuse, Martinet à queue aiguë, Martinet épineux à queue blanche, Stekelstaartgierzwaluw, Martinet épineux
FrisianStikelsturtgûlswel
GalicianAndoriñón mongol, Andoriñon mongol, Falciot espinós
GermanStachelschwanz-Segler, Stachelschwanzsegler
GreekΛευκόλαιμη Βελονοσταχτάρα, Χελιδovoσταχτάρα
Hebrewסיס חד־זנב, סיס חד-זנב
Hungariansertefarkú sarlósfecske
IcelandicSkeifusvölungur
IndonesianKapinis-jarum asia, Kapinisjarum Asia, Burung Kapinis-jarum Asia
IrishGabhlán gaoithe spíonearrach, Gabhlán Earrspíonach
ItalianRondone codacuta, Rondone codaspinosa, Rondone codaspinosa golabianca
Japaneseハリオアマツバメ
KazakhҚылқұйрық сұрқарлығаш
Korean바늘꼬리칼새
Latvianbaltrīkles adataste
Lithuanianbaltagurklis hirundapas, Baltagurklis čiurlys
MacedonianИглоопашеста пиштарка
MalayBurung Layang-layang Ekor Runcing Utara, Burung Layang-layang Leher Putih
MalteseRundun tal-Labar
ManxGollan famman-birragh
Mongolianморинураацай, Ойн морин ураацай, Ойн моринураацай, Ойн ураацай
Nepaliसेतोकण्ठे गाÄथली
Northern SamiBiikabađošcihran, Biikabaðošcihran
NorwegianPigghaleseiler, pigghaleseiler
Norwegian NynorskPigghaleseglar
Polishjerzyk iglosterny, iglosternik bialogardly, Jerzyk igłosterny, igłosternik białogardły
Portugueseandorinhão-mongol, Andorinhão-mongol, andorinhão-de-ferradura
RomanianDrepnea spinoasă
RussianКолючехвост, Стриж иглохвостый, Иглохвостый стриж, Колючехвостый стриж, Стриж колючехвостый, белогорлый колючехвостый стриж
SerbianAzijska čiopa
Slovakdážďovník pichľavochvostý, srp ostňochvostý
Slovenianmali podkvasti hudournik
SpanishVencejo mongol, Venjejo mongol, Rabitojo Mongol
Swedishtaggstjärtseglare, Nordlig taggstjärtseglare
TamilMulwall Uzhavaran
Tatarэнә койрыклы керәшә
Thaiนกแอ่นใหญ่คอขาว
TurkishAk boğazlı iğnekuyruk, Қылқұйрық сұрқарлығаш, İğne Kuyruklu Ebabil, iğne kuyruklu ebabil, Iğne-kuyruklu Ebabil, Ak Boğazlı İğnekuyruk
Ukrainianколючохвіст білогорлий
Uzbekигнадум узунқанот
VietnameseYến đuôi nhọn họng trắng, Yến đuôi cứng hông trắng, Yến đuôi cứng họng trắng, Chim Yến họng trắng, Chim Yến đuôi cứng hông trắng, Chim Yến đuôi nhọn họng trắng
WelshGwennol gynffonfain, Llostfain gyddfwyn