Iblis kecepatan (Speed Demons)
White-throated Needletail
Hirundapus caudacutus
- tidak umum
- 169 km/h
- Risiko rendah
Widely cited as the fastest bird in level flight. Blink and you'll miss delivery.
- Populasi
- Global population size not quantified; suspected stable in the absence of evidence for declines or substantial threats (regional estimates suggest roughly 100-10,000 breeding pairs across China, Korea, and Japan)
- Habitat
- Breeds in temperate forests, grasslands, and shrublands from sea level up to 4,000 m elevation (including the Himalayas); non-breeding habitat includes subtropical/tropical moist lowland and montane forest; nests in rock crevices/cliffs or hollow trees; forages almost entirely on the wing, rarely landing
- Fakta menarik
- The White-throated Needletail is one of the fastest birds in level flapping flight, with credible estimates around 70-75 km/h (an oft-repeated historical claim of up to 170 km/h in horizontal flight is considered unverified/implausible by ornithologists).
- Sebaran
- Breeds across Central Asia and southern Siberia through Mongolia, China, Korea, and Japan (extent of occurrence ~17 million km2 breeding, ~28.5 million km2 non-breeding); winters in South and Southeast Asia and eastern/northern Australia; rare vagrant to Western Europe (Norway, Sweden, Great Britain) and occasionally New Zealand
- Makanan
- Aerial insectivore — catches flying insects on the wing, including beetles, flies, bees, ants, termites, and moths, using a wide gaping bill.
- Ukuran
- 0,2 m
- Masa hidup
- 5 tahun
