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Silver-rumped Spinetail (Rhaphidura leucopygialis)

Silver-rumped Spinetail

Rhaphidura leucopygialis

Least Concern

Overview

The silver-rumped spinetail, also known as the silver-rumped needletail (Rhaphidura leucopygialis), is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Habitat

This species is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand. Its natural habitat consists of subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

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Research has utilised facultative heterothermy, or even torpor, as a physiological mechanism to reduce its metabolic rate and conserve energy in its tropical environment.

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