India
Brown-backed Needletail
India
Moderate
Priority
Priority

Brown-backed Needletail
Hirundapus giganteus

Long-term Trend:
Rapid Decline

Current Annual Trend:
Trend Inconclusive

Distribution Range Size:
Moderate
Other
Conservation
Categories
Global Red List:
Least Concern
Wild Life Protection Act:
Schedule-II
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
See Interpreting Species Pages for a detailed explanation
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 2025-02-12.
National Trend
State Trends
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Goa
Karnataka
Kerala
Maharashtra
Meghalaya
Mizoram
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Habitat Trends
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