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Purple Needletail

species of bird
Taxon Taxon Q1260552

Facts

6 properties
Instance of
taxon
IUCN conservation status
least concern[2]
Parent taxon
Hirundapus[3]
Taxon common name
llostfain Swlawesi, Purple Needletail, Purpursegler, Vencejo de Célebes, falciot cuaespinós porpra, rorýs fialovohřbetý, purpur-kammsaba, Glansseiler, セレベスハリオアマツバメ, Пурпурный иглохвостый стриж, Purpurtornhalesejler, celebesinkiitäjä, bíbor sarlósfecske, igłosternik czarnogardły, srp purpurový, purpurtaggstjärtseglare, Zwarte Stekelstaartgierzwaluw, Martinet des Célèbes, Rondone codaspinosa violaceo, sulavesinis hirundapas, Kapinis-jarum ungu, 紫針尾雨燕, колючохвіст пурпуровий, ljubičastoleđa čiopa, 紫针尾雨燕, andorinhão-púrpura, andorinhão-violáceo[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]
Taxon name
Hirundapus celebensis[4]
Taxon rank
species[1]
🏷️ Also known as
en Hirundapus celebensis en Purple Needletail cs rorýs fialovohřbetý da Purpurtornhalesejler de Purpursegler es Vencejo de Célebes es Rabitojo sulawesi es Vencejo de Celebes fa دم‌سوزنی ارغوانی fi celebesinkiitäjä fr Chaetura gigantea celebensis fr Hirundapus celebensis fr Martinet des Célèbes he סיס חד זנב כתום hu Hirundapus celebensis hu bíbor sarlósfecske id kapinis-jarum ungu it Rondone codaspinosa violaceo ja セレベスハリオアマツバメ nl Zwarte stekelstaartgierzwaluw
🔖 Identifiers · 23
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Hirundapus celebensis - Forest Botial-Jarvis - 181196488.jpeg ↗
ADW taxon ID
Hirundapus_celebensis
Avibase taxon ID
0685479A8159B3CD
BirdLife taxon ID
22686690
CAB ID
181218
Catalogue of Life ID
3M4QC
EBird taxon ID
purnee1
Freebase ID
/m/0h485x
GBIF-species-ID (before 2026 update)
2477134
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
glansseiler
INaturalist taxon ID
6850
IRMNG ID
11085956
Show all 23 identifiers +11
ITIS TSN
554988
IUCN taxon ID
22686690
Macaulay Library taxon ID
purnee1
NBIC scientific name ID
177033
Observation.org taxon ID
71728
Oiseaux.net ID
martinet.des.celebes
Open Tree of Life ID
3595863
TaiBNET ID
430637
TaiCOL ID (new version)
t0065644
Xeno-canto species ID
Hirundapus-celebensis
Yale LUX ID
concept/371ba95d-fe1f-42ff-8756-1293a684b5ee

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🔗 Connections
IUCN conservation status 1
least concern
Instance of 1
taxon
Parent taxon 1
Hirundapus
Taxon rank 1
species
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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 21w ago · Governor-jerry-brown · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Hirundapus celebensis - Forest Botial-Jarvis - 181196488.jpe
    "Created claim: Image: Hirundapus celebensis - Forest Botial-Jarvis - 181196488.jpeg"
  2. 21w ago · Governor-jerry-brown · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → Hirundapus
    Commons category → Hirundapus celebensis
    Taxon rank → species
    IUCN conservation status → least concern
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Commons category: Hirundapus celebensis"
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