| Hirundapus | |
|---|---|
 White-throated Needletail (Hirundapus caudacutus) | |
| Scientific Classification | |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Apodiformes |
| Family | Apodidae |
| Genus | Hirundapus |
Hirundapus is a genus of swifts in the Apodidae family. The name Hirundapus is constructed from the names of the swallow genus Hirundo and the swift genus Apus.
Species[]
It contains the following species:
White-throated Needletail (Latham, 1801) (Hirundapus caudacutus) Purple Needletail (Sclater, 1865) (Hirundapus celebensis) Silver-backed Needletail (Oustalet, 1878) (Hirundapus cochinchinensis) Brown-backed Needletail (Temminck, 1825) (Hirundapus giganteus)