Dear Kristine & B'Ausers
I will assume you are talking about the White-throated Needletail (Hirundapus
caudacutus). Most of the population breeds in Russia and winters in Australia
but there is a population that lives in the Himalayas, though few people if any
call them Indian Needletail. There is an Indian Swiftlet (Aerodramus unicolor)
and the White-rumped Spinetail (Zoonavena sylvatica) that is sometimes called
the Indian White-rumped Spinetail. However, none of these birds are a member
of the kingfisher family. Swifts and swiftlets are members of the Apodidae
family.
I have photos of the bird perched but not in flight. There is an in-flight
photo in the Handbook of the birds of the World (Vol. 5: p. 391). It is
credited to Dave Watts/ANT/NHPA.
I hope this is of use to you.
Cheers
Mike
Dr Mike Tarburton
Dean: School of Science and Technology
Pacific Adventist University
PMB, Boroko
Papua New Guinea
> ----------
> From: on behalf of Strom,
> Kristine
> Sent: 30 March 2005 3:17
> To:
> Cc: Venegas, Nadia; Cleary, Kimberly; Nakamura, Kathy
> Subject: [BIRDING-AUS] Indian spine tailed swift
>
> Hello.
>
> I am a photo editor for Encyclopaedia Britannica working on a project which
> involves finding an image of an Indian spine-tailed swift. Through extensive
> research via the internet and our usual photo sites, I keep coming up short.
> I have not found a single image which uses this specific name.
>
> The information I was given for the search is as follows:
>
> photo Indian spine-tailed swift bird in flight--A member of the Kingfisher
> family of birds, it is known to scientists as Hirundapus caudacutus. True to
> its name, the spine-tailed swift has small spines projecting from its tail
> feathers. For the same reason, the bird is known in some areas of the world
> as the white-throated needle tail.
>
> Could you please advise...is this information correct? Also, would you able
> to advise as to where I might be able to procure an image of said bird, if
> there is such a bird.
>
> Thank you in advance for your time and attention to this matter. I look
> forward to your response at your earliest convenience.
>
> Sincerely,
> Kristine Strom
>
> Kristine A. Strom
> Sr. Media Editor
> Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc.
> 310 S. Michigan Avenue
> Art Department
> Chicago, IL 60604
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> (312)294-2191 fax
>
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