Brown-backed Needletail

India

Moderate
Priority
Brown-backed Needletail
Hirundapus giganteus
Long-term Trend:
Rapid Decline
Current Annual Trend:
Trend Inconclusive
Distribution Range Size:
Moderate
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Conservation
Categories

Global Red List:

Least Concern

Wild Life Protection Act:

Schedule-II
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Long-term Trend (%) -68.73 Long-term Trend CI (%) (-74.78, -61.03) Current Annual Trend (%) 0.61 Current Annual Trend CI (%) (-2.3, 3.51) Distribution Range Size (sq.km) 86,120 Distribution Range Size CI (sq.km) (85,750, 86,490) Migratory Status Resident & Summer Migrant Habitat Specialization Forest Endemicity Non-endemic

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To cite this page: SoIB 2023. State of India's Birds factsheet: Brown-backed Needletail Hirundapus giganteus (India) https://stateofindiasbirds.in/species/brbnee1/. Accessed on 2024-04-26.

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Brown-backed Needletail Trends From 2020

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