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Asian Spine-tailed Swift

Hirundapus caudacutus

52Records since 2000
OctoberPeak month
4Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May0
Jun8
Jul0
Aug0
Sep0
Oct44
Nov0
Dec0

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1North Yorkshire England28
2East Riding of Yorkshire England15
3Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland7
4Highland Scotland1
43 England9 Scotland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 4 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
52
Peak month
October
Counties with records
4
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Hirundapus caudacutus
Group
Birds
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Apodiformes
Family
Apodidae
Genus
Hirundapus
Name with authority
Hirundapus caudacutus (Latham, 1801)
Described
1801

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q31769 · GBIF 2477130