White-throated Needletail
Hirundapus caudacutus
Greater Bendigo NP, Kamarooka, N Vic IMG_5364 20200120
Notes: Large swift w. long sabre-shaped wings & barrel
body. White throat, forehead
& rear underparts. Blueish tinge to
grey back. Tail not forked, ending in spines.
Fastest horizontal flight.
Feeds in rising air associated w. storm fronts, bushfires.
Summer migrant from
breeding grounds in Central Asia, southern Siberia.
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Range from eBird©(last 10 years)
