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Silver-backed Needletail

Nightjars, Frogmouths & Swifts

Photo: TonyCastro · CC BY-SA 4.0 (May be cropped or resized)

Hirundapus cochinchinensis

Basic stats

Habitat

Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest

Range

Southeast Asia, Sumatra, Java and Taiwan (account opened)

The silver-backed needletail is a swift found in Southeast Asia, Sumatra, Java and Taiwan, as a vagrant to Christmas Island, with natural habitat of subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest (Wikipedia, general species account).

That is all the source says. It does not name Bhutan, and gives no size, plumage, diet or breeding detail, so none is stated. Its place in the Bhutan guide is flagged for checking, and the entry is kept very short rather than borrowing from other needletails.

Quick answers

What habitat does the Silver-backed Needletail live in?
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest
Where is the Silver-backed Needletail found?
Southeast Asia, Sumatra, Java and Taiwan (account opened)
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