Silver-backed Needletail
Hirundapus cochinchinensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyApodidae (Swifts)
- GenusHirundapus (Typical Needletails)
- SpeciesHirundapus cochinchinensis (Silver-backed Needletail)
Closest Relatives at Kaeng Krachan National Park
Brown-backed Needletail
Hirundapus giganteus
White-throated Needletail
Hirundapus caudacutus
White-nest Swiftlet
Aerodramus fuciphagus
Asian Palm-Swift
Cypsiurus balasiensis
Himalayan Swiftlet
Aerodramus brevirostris
Pacific Swift
Apus pacificus
Germain's Swiftlet
Aerodramus germani
Cook's Swift
Apus cooki
House Swift
Apus nipalensis
Gray-rumped Treeswift
Hemiprocne longipennis
Crested Treeswift
Hemiprocne coronata
Whiskered Treeswift
Hemiprocne comata
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 2 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Ba Be National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 4 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 5 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 6 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 8 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 9 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Silver-backed Needletail in Kaeng Krachan National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Silver-backed Needletail sighting in Kaeng Krachan National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Silver-backed Needletail in Kaeng Krachan National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Silver-backed Needletail in Kaeng Krachan National Park in our monthly data.