black gidgee vs Purple Needletail

Acacia argyrodendron compared with Hirundapus celebensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black gidgee	Purple Needletail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Fabaceae	Apodidae
Genus	Acacia	Hirundapus
Species	Acacia argyrodendron	Hirundapus celebensis

Conservation Status

black gidgee

LC — Least Concern

Purple Needletail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black gidgee	Purple Needletail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black gidgee

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.

black gidgee

The Black Gidgee (Acacia argyrodendron) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.