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Hirundapus

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Aves
Subclassis: Carinatae
Infraclassis: Neornithes
Parvclassis: Neognathae
Ordo: Apodiformes
Familia: Apodidae
Subfamilia: Apodinae
Tribus: Chaeturini
Genus: Hirundapus
Species: H. caudacutus - H. celebensis - H. cochinchinensis - H. giganteus

Name

Hirundapus Hodgson, 1837

References

The Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 5(1836) p.780

Hirundapus is a genus of swift in the Apodidae family. It contains the following species:

White-throated Needletail (Hirundapus caudacutus)
Purple Needletail (Hirundapus celebensis)
Silver-backed Needletail (Hirundapus cochinchinensis)
Brown-backed Needletail (Hirundapus giganteus)

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