Silver-backed Needletail vs White-throated Needletail

Hirundapus cochinchinensis compared with Hirundapus caudacutus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Silver-backed 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 cochinchinensis	Hirundapus caudacutus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Silver-backed Needletail

LC — Least Concern

White-throated Needletail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Silver-backed Needletail	White-throated Needletail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Silver-backed Needletail

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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