Hirundapus (Typical Needletails)

Genus

Typical Needletails

Hirundapus

3 species in our catalog · found in 43 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Brown-backed Needletail
LC

Brown-backed Needletail

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hirundapus giganteus

20–30% · Possible
Silver-backed Needletail
LC

Silver-backed Needletail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hirundapus cochinchinensis

0–10% · With luck
White-throated Needletail
LC

White-throated Needletail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hirundapus caudacutus

0–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

0–10
Jan
0–10
Feb
10–20
Mar
0–10
Apr
0–10
May
0–10
Jun
0–10
Jul
0–10
Aug
0–10
Sep
0–10
Oct
<5
Nov
0–10
Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Typical Needletails

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#ParkCountrySpeciesP(≥1)
1 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand 3
20–30%
2 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam 2
10–20%
3 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
10–20%
4 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam 2
0–10%
5 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
0–10%
6 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand 3
0–10%
7 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 1
0–10%
8 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia 2
<5%
9 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
10 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand 1
<5%
11 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
12 Ba Be National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam 1
<5%
13 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India 3
<5%
14 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
15 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
<5%
16 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal 2
<5%
17 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia 2
<5%
18 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
19 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia 1
<5%
20 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
21 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand 1
<5%
22 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
23 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
<5%
24 Lorentz National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia 1
<5%
25 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 1
<5%
26 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
27 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia 2
<5%
28 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan 2
<5%
29 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia 1
<5%
30 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
31 Jiuzhaigou National Park 🇨🇳 China 1
<5%
32 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal 1
<5%
33 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand 1
<5%
34 Freycinet National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
35 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia 1
<5%
36 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
<5%
37 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
38 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
39 Nikko National Park 🇯🇵 Japan 1
<5%
40 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
41 Rakiura National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand 1
<5%
42 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India 2
<5%
43 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
<5%