Wildlifeof China
Silver-Backed Needletail
Nightjars, Frogmouths & Swifts
Photo: TonyCastro · CC BY-SA 4.0
Hirundapus cochinchinensis
Basic stats
Habitat
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest
Range
South-east Asia, Sumatra, Java and Taiwan; vagrant to Christmas Island
The silver-backed needletail is a swift found in South-east Asia, Sumatra, Java and Taiwan, and a vagrant to Christmas Island. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest (Wikipedia, general species account). The source used here is brief and does not mention China.
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Silver-Backed Needletail live in?
- Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest
- Where is the Silver-Backed Needletail found?
- South-east Asia, Sumatra, Java and Taiwan; vagrant to Christmas Island