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Silver-backed Needletail

Hirundapus cochinchinensis
Family
Swifts
Order
Apodiformes
Codes
sibnee1, SBNE
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderApodiformes
FamilySwifts (Apodidae)
SpeciesHirundapus cochinchinensis
Codessibnee1, SBNE
Identification

The Silver-backed Needletail (Hirundapus cochinchinensis) is a member of the Swifts family within the order Apodiformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code sibnee1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

Related Species in Swifts
Black Swift
Cypseloides niger
White-chested Swift
Cypseloides lemosi
Rothschild's Swift
Cypseloides rothschildi
Sooty Swift
Cypseloides fumigatus
White-fronted Swift
Cypseloides storeri
White-chinned Swift
Cypseloides cryptus
Silver-backed Needletail photo
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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Hirundapus cochinchinensis

Family: Swifts

Order: Apodiformes

eBird Code: sibnee1