Brown-backed Needletail
Also known as Brown Needletail, Hirundapus giganteus, Brown spinetailed swift
species of bird
Species
Least Concernvia IUCN
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The brown-backed needletail (Hirundapus giganteus), or brown needletail, is a large swift.
These birds have very short legs which they use only mainly for clinging to vertical surfaces. They never settle voluntarily on the ground and spend most of their lives in the air, living on the insects they catch in their beaks.