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White-throated Needletail / Hirundapus caudacutus LC
- Synonyms White-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 bird Chaetura caudacuta, Hirundo caudacuta, Hirundapus caudacuta
White-throated Needletailbird sounds *
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API
Related species
Where to see White-throated Needletail
- Breeding region Eurasia
- Breeding subregion Himalayas from Pakistan to s China and c Siberia to ne Russia and Japan
- Non breeding region AU
- Afghanistan
- Australia
- Bangladesh
- Bhutan
- British Indian Ocean Territory
- Brunei
- Cambodia
- China
- Christmas Island
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands
- Denmark
- Faroe Islands
- Fiji
- Finland
- Guam
- Hong Kong
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Ireland
- Italy
- Japan
- Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Macao
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Malta
- Mauritius
- Mongolia
- Myanmar
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Caledonia
- New Zealand
- Norfolk Island
- North Korea
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Norway
- Pakistan
- Palau
- Papua New Guinea
- Philippines
- Russia
- Seychelles
- Singapore
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Svalbard and Jan Mayen
- Sweden
- Taiwan
- Thailand
- Timor-Leste
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
- Uzbekistan
- Vietnam
White-throated Needletail subspecies (2)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hirundapus caudacutus caudacutus | c Siberia to Kuril Is. (e Russia) and Japan | to sc, e New Guinea, e Australia and Tasmania | No |
| Hirundapus caudacutus nudipes | Himalayas and ne India to sw, s China | - | No |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Azerbaijani | bizquyruq uzunqanad |
| Basque | Falciot espinós |
| Belarusian | Калючахвосты свіргуль |
| Bengali | ধরাগরা ুিআফাতাচ |
| Breton | Glaouer bailh |
| Bulgarian | Белогуш бързолет, Иглоопашат бързолет |
| Catalan | Falciot 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 |
| Chuvash | йĕп хӳреллĕ вĕршĕн |
| Croatian | iglorepa čiopa, Azijska čiopa |
| Czech | rorýs východní |
| Danish | Tornhalesejler |
| Dutch | Stekelstaartgierzwaluw, Stekelstaart griezwaluw |
| Esperanto | Pintvosta apuso |
| Estonian | kammsaba (kammsaba-piiritaja), kammsaba |
| Faroese | Loftsveimari |
| Finnish | Piikikirskuja, piikkipyrstökiitäjä |
| French | Martinet à queue épineuse, Martinet à queue aiguë, Martinet épineux à queue blanche, Stekelstaartgierzwaluw, Martinet épineux |
| Frisian | Stikelsturtgûlswel |
| Galician | Andoriñón mongol, Andoriñon mongol, Falciot espinós |
| German | Stachelschwanz-Segler, Stachelschwanzsegler |
| Greek | Λευκόλαιμη Βελονοσταχτάρα, Χελιδovoσταχτάρα |
| Hebrew | סיס חד־זנב, סיס חד-זנב |
| Hungarian | sertefarkú sarlósfecske |
| Icelandic | Skeifusvölungur |
| Indonesian | Kapinis-jarum asia, Burung Kapinis-jarum Asia, Kapinisjarum Asia |
| Irish | Gabhlán gaoithe spíonearrach, Gabhlán Earrspíonach |
| Italian | Rondone codacuta, Rondone codaspinosa, Rondone codaspinosa golabianca |
| Japanese | ハリオアマツバメ |
| Kazakh | Қылқұйрық сұрқарлығаш |
| Korean | 바늘꼬리칼새 |
| Latvian | baltrīkles adataste |
| Lithuanian | Baltagurklis čiurlys, baltagurklis hirundapas |
| Macedonian | Иглоопашеста пиштарка |
| Malay | Burung Layang-layang Ekor Runcing Utara, Burung Layang-layang Leher Putih |
| Maltese | Rundun tal-Labar |
| Manx | Gollan famman-birragh |
| Mongolian | Ойн ураацай, Ойн моринураацай, Ойн морин ураацай, моринураацай |
| Nepali | सेतोकण्ठे गाÄथली |
| Northern Sami | Biikabađošcihran, Biikabaðošcihran |
| Norwegian | pigghaleseiler |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Pigghaleseglar |
| Polish | iglosternik bialogardly, igłosternik białogardły, jerzyk iglosterny, Jerzyk igłosterny |
| Portuguese | Andorinhão-de-ferradura, Andorinhão-mongol, andorinhão-mongol |
| Romanian | Drepnea spinoasă |
| Russian | Иглохвостый стриж, Стриж иглохвостый, Колючехвостый стриж, Колючехвост, колючехвостый стриж, белогорлый колючехвостый стриж, Стриж колючехвостый, Колючехвост |
| Serbian | Azijska čiopa |
| Slovak | srp ostňochvostý, dážďovník pichľavochvostý |
| Slovenian | mali podkvasti hudournik |
| Spanish | Venjejo mongol, Rabitojo Mongol, Vencejo mongol |
| Swedish | Nordlig taggstjärtseglare, taggstjärtseglare |
| Tamil | Mulwall Uzhavaran |
| Tatar | энә койрыклы керәшә |
| Thai | นกแอ่นใหญ่คอขาว |
| Turkish | Ak Boğazlı İğnekuyruk, Iğne-kuyruklu Ebabil, iğne kuyruklu ebabil, İğne Kuyruklu Ebabil, Қылқұйрық сұрқарлығаш, Ak boğazlı iğnekuyruk |
| Ukrainian | колючохвіст білогорлий |
| Uzbek | игнадум узунқанот |
| Vietnamese | Chim Yến đuôi cứng hông trắng, Chim Yến đuôi nhọn họng trắng, Yến đuôi cứng hông trắng, Yến đuôi cứng họng trắng, Chim Yến họng trắng, Yến đuôi nhọn họng trắng |
| Welsh | Gwennol gynffonfain, Llostfain gyddfwyn |