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WORLD BIRDS / IOC 15.2

Purple Needletail

Hirundapus celebensis

Purple Needletail belongs to Apodidae, within the order Apodiformes. Explore the recorded facts below, then discover other birds in the same family.

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Purple Needletail · Hirundapus celebensis
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Taxonomy & recorded facts

Scientific name
Hirundapus celebensis
Order
Apodiformes
Family
Apodidae
Conservation record
LC · Least Concern
Habitat in source
Forest
Reported mass
180 g
Reported wingspan
60 cm

Conservation categories reflect the source dataset, not a live IUCN assessment. Missing measurements are omitted. Game combat values are not biological measurements.

Distribution record

东洋界、澳大拉西亚:菲律宾(不含巴拉望群岛和苏禄群岛)、苏拉威西、邦盖和苏拉群岛(苏拉威西以东)

Original Chinese range description retained from the source catalog.

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Illustration source:huashu-bird-sticker · PolyForm-Shield-1.0.0 · Lars Petersson | My World of Bird Photography · Reference record ↗

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