Purple Needletail vs White-throated Needletail

Hirundapus celebensis compared with Hirundapus caudacutus

Key Differences

• Purple Needletail is Least Concern while White-throated Needletail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Purple Needletail	White-throated Needletail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family same	Apodidae	Apodidae
Genus same	Hirundapus	Hirundapus
Species	Hirundapus celebensis	Hirundapus caudacutus

Evolutionary Relationship

Purple Needletail and White-throated Needletail share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Hirundapus.

Conservation Status

Purple Needletail

LC — Least Concern

White-throated Needletail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Purple Needletail	White-throated Needletail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Purple Needletail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.

White-throated Needletail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway