Silver-rumped Needletail
Rhaphidura leucopygialis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyApodidae (Swifts)
- GenusRhaphidura (Rhaphidura Spinetails)
- SpeciesRhaphidura leucopygialis (Silver-rumped Needletail)
Closest Relatives at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary
Plume-toed Swiftlet
Collocalia affinis
White-nest Swiftlet
Aerodramus fuciphagus
Black-nest Swiftlet
Aerodramus maximus
Mossy-nest Swiftlet
Aerodramus salangana
Brown-backed Needletail
Hirundapus giganteus
Asian Palm-Swift
Cypsiurus balasiensis
House Swift
Apus nipalensis
Pacific Swift
Apus pacificus
White-throated Needletail
Hirundapus caudacutus
Gray-rumped Treeswift
Hemiprocne longipennis
Whiskered Treeswift
Hemiprocne comata
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · 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 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 2 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 5 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 6 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 7 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Silver-rumped Needletail in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Silver-rumped Needletail sighting in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 67 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Silver-rumped Needletail in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary?
March has the highest sighting rate for Silver-rumped Needletail in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary in our monthly data.