''Hirundapus'' is a genus of

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''. It contains the following species: * White-throated needletail (''Hirundapus caudacutus'') * Purple needletail (''Hirundapus celebensis'') * Silver-backed needletail (''Hirundapus cochinchinensis'') * Brown-backed needletail (''Hirundapus giganteus'')

References

Bird genera Taxa named by Brian Houghton Hodgson Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{apodiformes-stub