Alectryon vs Purple Needletail

Alectryon tropicus compared with Hirundapus celebensis

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Purple Needletail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Purple Needletail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Sapindaceae	Apodidae
Genus	Alectryon	Hirundapus
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Hirundapus celebensis

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Purple Needletail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Purple Needletail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Purple Needletail

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.

Alectryon

The Alectryon (Alectryon tropicus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.