The white-throated needletail (Hirundapus caudacutus), also known as the needle-tailed swift or spine-tailed swift, is a large swift in the genus Hirundapus. It is reputed to reach speeds of up to 170 km/h (110 mph) in horizontal flight, but this is unverified because the methods used to measure its speed have not been published.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of White-throated Needletail being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Hirundapus cochinchinensis
- Hirundapus giganteus
- Chaetura cinereiventris
- Telacanthura ussheri
- Rhaphidura leucopygialis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Apodiformes
- Family
- Apodidae
- Genus
- Hirundapus
- Species
- Hirundapus caudacutus
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